
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gauge 58700 · St. Martin Parish · Lafayette and Acadiana
stage, NAVD88 · Oct 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM CDT · 2 hours ago
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.
The number is the water surface elevation in feet on NAVD88, the current national vertical datum: a height above a fixed survey reference, not a depth. Readings on different datums can't be compared directly.
| 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 |
| Lake Palourde near Morgan City | 3.48 ft | NGVD29 | 1.5 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| Little Bayou Sorrel at Junction with GIWW | 1.41 ft | NGVD29 | — | 3 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 |
lower-grand-river-at-lake-fausse.csv (CSV): every reading from the last 90 days, 2,047 rows, with time in UTC and Central, and stage in feet on NAVD88.
lower-grand-river-at-lake-fausse-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.