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Black Cypress Bayou near Jefferson Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 8.64 ft at 4:30AM Mar 30, 2023Highest Observation: 8.64 ft at 4:45AM Mar 30, 2023Highest Observation: 8.64 ft at 5:00AM Mar 30, 2023Highest Observation: 8.64 ft at 5:15AM Mar 30, 2023Highest Observation: 8.64 ft at 5:30AM Mar 30, 2023Highest Observation: 8.64 ft at 5:45AM Mar 30, 2023Highest Observation: 8.64 ft at 6:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.63 ft at 6:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.63 ft at 6:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.63 ft at 6:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.63 ft at 7:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.63 ft at 7:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.63 ft at 7:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.63 ft at 7:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.63 ft at 8:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.63 ft at 8:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.62 ft at 8:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.63 ft at 8:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.62 ft at 9:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.62 ft at 9:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.62 ft at 9:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.62 ft at 9:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.62 ft at 10:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.61 ft at 10:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.61 ft at 10:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.61 ft at 10:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.61 ft at 11:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.61 ft at 11:15AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.6 ft at 11:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.6 ft at 11:45AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.6 ft at 12:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.6 ft at 12:15PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.6 ft at 12:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.59 ft at 12:45PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.58 ft at 1:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.58 ft at 1:15PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.58 ft at 1:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.58 ft at 1:45PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.58 ft at 2:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.57 ft at 3:15PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.57 ft at 3:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.56 ft at 3:45PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.55 ft at 4:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.56 ft at 4:15PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.56 ft at 4:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.56 ft at 4:45PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.55 ft at 5:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.55 ft at 5:15PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.55 ft at 5:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.55 ft at 5:45PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.55 ft at 6:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.55 ft at 6:15PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.55 ft at 6:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.54 ft at 6:45PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.54 ft at 7:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.54 ft at 7:15PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.54 ft at 7:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.54 ft at 7:45PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.54 ft at 8:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.54 ft at 8:15PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.54 ft at 8:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.54 ft at 8:45PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.54 ft at 9:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.53 ft at 9:15PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.53 ft at 9:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.53 ft at 9:45PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.53 ft at 10:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.52 ft at 10:15PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.51 ft at 10:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.52 ft at 10:45PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.49 ft at 11:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.48 ft at 11:15PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.48 ft at 11:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.51 ft at 11:45PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 8.49 ft at 12:00AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.48 ft at 12:15AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.51 ft at 12:30AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.5 ft at 12:45AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.51 ft at 1:00AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.5 ft at 1:15AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.5 ft at 1:30AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.5 ft at 1:45AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.48 ft at 2:00AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.5 ft at 2:15AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.5 ft at 2:30AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.49 ft at 2:45AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.49 ft at 3:00AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.49 ft at 3:15AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.49 ft at 3:30AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.48 ft at 3:45AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.48 ft at 4:00AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.48 ft at 4:15AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.48 ft at 4:30AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.48 ft at 4:45AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.47 ft at 5:00AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.47 ft at 5:15AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.47 ft at 5:30AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.47 ft at 5:45AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.47 ft at 6:00AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.46 ft at 6:15AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.46 ft at 6:30AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.46 ft at 6:45AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.46 ft at 7:00AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.46 ft at 7:15AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.45 ft at 7:30AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.45 ft at 7:45AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.45 ft at 8:00AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.45 ft at 8:15AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.44 ft at 8:30AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.44 ft at 8:45AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.44 ft at 9:00AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.44 ft at 9:15AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 9:30AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 9:45AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 10:00AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.42 ft at 10:15AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.42 ft at 10:30AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.42 ft at 10:45AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.42 ft at 11:00AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.41 ft at 11:15AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.41 ft at 11:30AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.41 ft at 11:45AM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.41 ft at 12:00PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.4 ft at 12:15PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.4 ft at 12:30PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.4 ft at 12:45PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.4 ft at 1:00PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.4 ft at 1:15PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.4 ft at 1:30PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.39 ft at 1:45PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.39 ft at 2:00PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.35 ft at 2:15PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.38 ft at 2:30PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.38 ft at 2:45PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.38 ft at 3:00PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.36 ft at 3:15PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.38 ft at 3:30PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 3:45PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.38 ft at 4:00PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 4:15PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 4:30PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 4:45PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 5:00PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.36 ft at 5:15PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.36 ft at 5:30PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.34 ft at 5:45PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.35 ft at 6:00PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.35 ft at 6:15PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.35 ft at 6:30PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.35 ft at 6:45PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.35 ft at 7:00PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.35 ft at 7:15PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.34 ft at 7:30PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.34 ft at 7:45PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.34 ft at 8:00PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.34 ft at 8:15PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.34 ft at 8:30PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.34 ft at 8:45PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.34 ft at 9:00PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.33 ft at 9:15PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.33 ft at 9:30PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.33 ft at 9:45PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.33 ft at 10:00PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.33 ft at 10:15PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.33 ft at 10:30PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.32 ft at 10:45PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.32 ft at 11:00PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.32 ft at 11:15PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.32 ft at 11:30PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.32 ft at 11:45PM Mar 31, 2023Observed: 8.31 ft at 12:00AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.31 ft at 12:15AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.31 ft at 12:30AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.31 ft at 12:45AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.31 ft at 1:00AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.3 ft at 1:15AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.3 ft at 1:30AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.3 ft at 1:45AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.3 ft at 2:00AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.3 ft at 2:15AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.29 ft at 2:30AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.29 ft at 2:45AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.29 ft at 3:00AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.29 ft at 3:15AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.29 ft at 3:30AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.28 ft at 3:45AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.28 ft at 4:00AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.28 ft at 4:15AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.28 ft at 4:30AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.28 ft at 4:45AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.27 ft at 5:00AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.27 ft at 5:15AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.27 ft at 5:30AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.27 ft at 5:45AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.26 ft at 6:00AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.26 ft at 6:15AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.26 ft at 6:30AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.26 ft at 6:45AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.26 ft at 7:00AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.25 ft at 7:15AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.25 ft at 7:30AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.24 ft at 7:45AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.24 ft at 8:00AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.24 ft at 8:15AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.24 ft at 8:30AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.24 ft at 8:45AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.23 ft at 9:00AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.23 ft at 9:15AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.22 ft at 9:30AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.22 ft at 9:45AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.22 ft at 10:00AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.21 ft at 10:15AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.21 ft at 10:30AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.21 ft at 10:45AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.2 ft at 11:00AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.2 ft at 11:15AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.19 ft at 11:30AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.19 ft at 11:45AM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.18 ft at 12:00PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.18 ft at 12:15PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.18 ft at 12:30PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.18 ft at 12:45PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.16 ft at 1:00PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.17 ft at 1:15PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.17 ft at 1:30PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.16 ft at 1:45PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.16 ft at 2:00PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.16 ft at 2:15PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.15 ft at 2:30PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.15 ft at 2:45PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.14 ft at 3:00PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.14 ft at 3:15PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.14 ft at 3:30PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.13 ft at 3:45PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.13 ft at 4:00PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.12 ft at 4:15PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.12 ft at 4:30PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.12 ft at 4:45PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.11 ft at 5:00PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.11 ft at 5:15PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.11 ft at 5:30PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.1 ft at 5:45PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.1 ft at 6:00PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.1 ft at 6:15PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.1 ft at 6:30PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.09 ft at 6:45PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.09 ft at 7:00PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.09 ft at 7:15PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.09 ft at 7:30PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.09 ft at 7:45PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.09 ft at 8:00PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.08 ft at 8:15PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.08 ft at 8:30PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.08 ft at 8:45PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.07 ft at 9:00PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.08 ft at 9:15PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.07 ft at 9:30PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.07 ft at 9:45PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.07 ft at 10:00PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.07 ft at 10:15PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.06 ft at 10:30PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.06 ft at 10:45PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.06 ft at 11:00PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.06 ft at 11:15PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.06 ft at 11:30PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.05 ft at 11:45PM Apr 01, 2023Observed: 8.05 ft at 12:00AM Apr 02, 2023Observed: 8.05 ft at 12:15AM Apr 02, 2023Observed: 8.05 ft at 12:30AM Apr 02, 2023Observed: 8.04 ft at 12:45AM Apr 02, 2023Observed: 8.04 ft at 1:00AM Apr 02, 2023Observed: 8.04 ft at 1:15AM Apr 02, 2023Observed: 8.03 ft at 1:30AM Apr 02, 2023Observed: 8.03 ft at 1:45AM Apr 02, 2023Observed: 8.03 ft at 2:00AM Apr 02, 2023Observed: 8.03 ft at 2:15AM Apr 02, 2023Observed: 8.02 ft at 2:30AM Apr 02, 2023Observed: 8.02 ft at 2:45AM Apr 02, 2023Observed: 8.02 ft at 3:00AM Apr 02, 2023Observed: 8.01 ft at 3:15AM Apr 02, 2023Observed: 8.01 ft at 3:30AM Apr 02, 2023Observed: 8.01 ft at 3:45AM Apr 02, 2023Observed: 8 ft at 4:00AM Apr 02, 2023Highest Forecast: 8.1 ft 7:00AM Apr 02, 2023Forecast: 8 ft 1:00PM Apr 02, 2023Forecast: 8 ft 7:00PM Apr 02, 2023Forecast: 8 ft 1:00AM Apr 03, 2023Forecast: 8 ft 7:00AM Apr 03, 2023Forecast: 8 ft 1:00PM Apr 03, 2023Forecast: 8 ft 7:00PM Apr 03, 2023Forecast: 8 ft 1:00AM Apr 04, 2023Forecast: 8 ft 7:00AM Apr 04, 2023Forecast: 8 ft 1:00PM Apr 04, 2023Forecast: 8 ft 7:00PM Apr 04, 2023Forecast: 7.9 ft 1:00AM Apr 05, 2023Forecast: 7.9 ft 7:00AM Apr 05, 2023Forecast: 7.9 ft 1:00PM Apr 05, 2023Forecast: 7.9 ft 7:00PM Apr 05, 2023Forecast: 7.9 ft 1:00AM Apr 06, 2023Forecast: 7.9 ft 7:00AM Apr 06, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesJEFT2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (4:21AM Apr 2, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 10:30AM Apr 1)Latest observed value: 8 ft at 4:00 AM CDT 2-Apr-2023. Flood Stage is 13 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions

NOTE: Forecasts for the Black Cypress Bayou near Jefferson are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 21
Moderate Flood Stage: 18
Flood Stage: 13
Action Stage: 12.5
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 22.42 ft on 04/29/1958
(2) 21.20 ft on 04/02/1945
(3) 19.61 ft on 03/12/2016
(4) 19.35 ft on 10/16/2009
(5) 19.34 ft on 12/28/1987
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 15.89 ft on 05/23/2021
(2) 16.61 ft on 02/15/2020
(3) 17.89 ft on 05/11/2019
(4) 16.63 ft on 02/25/2018
(5) 14.09 ft on 04/16/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 2.80 ft on 09/01/1956
Zoom Level:16
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18 Expect moderate to severe lowland flooding with some secondary roadways near the bayou facing flooding.
15 Minor lowland flooding.
13 Lowland flooding will affect mainly timber resources.
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Latitude: 32.777778° N, Longitude: 94.357222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 13 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 171.47 ft 184.47 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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