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This probabilistic forecast is issued by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center.
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Forecasts for the Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrel Lock are issued routinely year-round.
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Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Morgan City
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 30
Moderate Flood Stage: 18
Flood Stage: 12
Action Stage: 10
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 18.10 ft on 05/23/1973
(2) 17.40 ft on 05/28/2011
(3) 17.40 ft on 05/29/2011
(4) 13.71 ft on 03/16/2019
(5) 12.90 ft on 01/23/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 13.71 ft on 03/16/2019
(2) 12.90 ft on 01/23/2016
(3) 17.40 ft on 05/29/2011
(4) 17.40 ft on 05/28/2011
(5) 12.40 ft on 04/28/2008
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.00 ft on 01/14/1964
(2) 0.00 ft on 10/18/1976
(3) 0.80 ft on 12/25/1989
(4) 1.00 ft on 10/09/2000
(5) 1.00 ft on 02/16/1977
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30 The top of the levee protecting the town of Bayou Sorrel will be reached. Evacuation is strongly recommended.
18 Over 500,000 acres on the Floodway Side of the levee will be inundated. Recreational areas will be closed.
12 On the Floodway Side (FWS) of the protection levee, recreational activity and navigation on Grand River and the Atchafalaya River main channel may be curtailed because of increased flow.
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