stage, NAVD88 · Oct 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM CDT · 3 hours ago
Usual range
-0.49 to 1.35 ft
Highest since September 30, 2025
3.54 ft
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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 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.
Daily highs and lows since September 30, 2025
Other Corps gauges in New Orleans and the Northshore
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.