Lake Palourde near Morgan City water level
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gauge 52750 · NWS LEPL1 · St. Mary Parish · Lafayette and Acadiana
stage, NGVD29 · Oct 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM CDT · 2 hours ago
- Below NWS minor flood stage
- 1.5 ft
- NWS action stage
- 4.0 ft
- NWS minor flood stage
- 5.0 ft
- NWS moderate flood stage
- 5.5 ft
- NWS major flood stage
- 6.0 ft
- Usual range
- 2.35 to 3.85 ft
- Highest since September 30, 2025
- 4.53 ft
Last 7 days
Hourly averages of the Corps' readings. The shaded band is this gauge's usual range: the middle 80% of its readings since September 30, 2025.
How to read this gauge
The number is the water surface elevation in feet on NGVD29, an older national vertical datum (NGVD29 and NAVD88 heights differ by an amount that varies from place to place): a height above a fixed survey reference, not a depth. Readings on different datums can't be compared directly.
The flood stages are the National Weather Service's references for this location, on the same scale as the reading. They describe the gauge, not any particular street or property.
Daily highs and lows since September 30, 2025
Other Corps gauges in Lafayette and Acadiana
| Corps gauge | Stage | Datum | NWS flood stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs | 4.48 ft | NAVD88 | 24.5 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| Atchafalaya River at Melville | 5.95 ft | NGVD29 | 28.1 ft below minor flood stage | 3 hours ago |
| Bayou Courtableau Above Drainage Structure | 17.99 ft | NGVD29 | — | 3 hours ago |
| Bayou Fordoche near Krotz Springs | 13.47 ft | NGVD29 | — | 2 hours ago |
| Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long | 5.35 ft | NGVD29 | — | 3 hours ago |
| Blind Tensas Cut near Little Tensas Bayou | 5.13 ft | NGVD29 | — | 3 hours ago |
| Chicot Pass near West Fork | 5.84 ft | NGVD29 | — | 3 hours ago |
| Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot | 3.44 ft | NGVD29 | — | 3 hours ago |
| Little Bayou Sorrel at Junction with GIWW | 1.41 ft | NGVD29 | — | 3 hours ago |
| Lower Grand River at Lake Fausse | 2.11 ft | NAVD88 | — | 2 hours ago |
| Six Mile Lake NE of Verdunville | 2.96 ft | NGVD29 | — | 2 hours ago |
| Wax Lake East Drainage Area at Control Structure | -2.50 ft | NGVD29 | — | 3 hours ago |
| Whiskey Bay Pilot Channel Below Head | 5.09 ft | NGVD29 | — | 3 hours ago |
Download the readings
lake-palourde-near-morgan-city.csv (CSV): every reading from the last 90 days, 2,156 rows, with time in UTC and Central, and stage in feet on NGVD29.
lake-palourde-near-morgan-city-daily.csv (CSV): the low and high of every day since September 30, 2025.
Source. Stage and flood-fight phases from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District; flood stages from the National Weather Service. Recent readings are provisional and can be revised. This site is not affiliated with either.