New Orleans and the Northshore water levels
44 USGS stream gauges in Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washington parishes · gage height, with NWS flood stages where published
Nearest an NWS flood stage
The 10 gauges whose latest reading is closest to the next NWS flood stage above it (or at or above one), out of 14 with flood stages on the same scale as the USGS reading. Gauges that haven't reported in 24 hours are left out.
| Gauge | Parish | Gage height | NWS flood stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogue Falaya River at Boston St. at Covington | St. Tammany Parish | 1.74 ft | 4.3 ft below minor flood stage | 3 hours ago |
| Bayou Liberty near Slidell | St. Tammany Parish | 1.91 ft | 5.1 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| Pearl River at I-10 near Slidell | St. Tammany Parish | 2.67 ft | 7.3 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| Bogue Chitto River near Bush | St. Tammany Parish | 2.65 ft | 8.3 ft below minor flood stage | 3 hours ago |
| Tangipahoa River at Robert | Tangipahoa Parish | 6.41 ft | 8.6 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| Pearl River at Pearl River | St. Tammany Parish | 4.83 ft | 9.2 ft below minor flood stage | 3 hours ago |
| Bogue Falaya River near Camp Covington | St. Tammany Parish | 34.56 ft | 10.4 ft below minor flood stage | 3 hours ago |
| Tchefuncte River near Covington | St. Tammany Parish | 9.08 ft | 10.9 ft below minor flood stage | 3 hours ago |
| Tchefuncte River near Folsom | St. Tammany Parish | 4.84 ft | 11.2 ft below minor flood stage | 3 hours ago |
| Tangipahoa River near Kentwood | Tangipahoa Parish | 1.36 ft | 11.6 ft below minor flood stage | 3 hours ago |
By parish
Jefferson Parish Orleans Parish Plaquemines Parish St. Charles Parish St. James Parish St. John the Baptist Parish St. Tammany Parish Tangipahoa Parish Washington Parish
Jefferson Parish
| Gauge | Gage height | NWS flood stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barataria Bay near Grand Terre Island | 3.17 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
| Barataria Pass at Grand Isle | 8.05 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
| Barataria Waterway at Mud Lake south of Lafitte | 7.08 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
| Caminada Pass northwest of Grand Isle | 3.11 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
| Hackberry Bay northwest of Grand Isle | 4.10 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
| Lake Cataouatche at Whiskey Canal south of Waggaman | 6.82 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
| Little Lake near Bay Dosgris east of Galliano | 5.41 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
Orleans Parish
| Gauge | Gage height | NWS flood stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigolets at Highway 90 near Slidell | 2.37 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
| Y-Pipeline Canal in Bayou Sauvage NWR at New Orleans East | 5.12 ft | — | 2 hours ago |
Plaquemines Parish
| Gauge | Gage height | NWS flood stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caernarvon Outfall Channel at Caernarvon | 1.55 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
| Crooked Bayou northwest of Lake Cuatro Caballo near Delacroix | 6.09 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
| Delacroix Canal near Caernarvon | 5.73 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
| Empire Waterway south of Empire | 6.07 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
| Mississippi River at Belle Chasse | 9.17 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
| Naomi Diversion Canal near Naomi | 1.72 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
| Northeast Bay Gardene near Point-A-LA-Hache | 1.97 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
| Reggio Canal near Wills Point | 1.32 ft | — | 2 hours ago |
| Wilkinson Bayou cutoff north of Wilkinson Bay | 5.70 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
St. Charles Parish
| Gauge | Gage height | NWS flood stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion near Boutte | 10.02 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
St. James Parish
| Gauge | Gage height | NWS flood stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airline Canal at Blind River near Gramercy | 1.08 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
St. John the Baptist Parish
| Gauge | Gage height | NWS flood stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maurepas Swamp near Hope Canal, north of Garyville | 1.52 ft | — | 2 hours ago |
| Pass Manchac near Lake Maurepas | 1.08 ft | — | 2 hours ago |
St. Tammany Parish
| Gauge | Gage height | NWS flood stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abita River north of Abita Springs | 6.89 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
| Bayou Liberty near Slidell | 1.91 ft | 5.1 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| Bogue Chitto River near Bush | 2.65 ft | 8.3 ft below minor flood stage | 3 hours ago |
| Bogue Falaya River at Boston St. at Covington | 1.74 ft | 4.3 ft below minor flood stage | 3 hours ago |
| Bogue Falaya River near Camp Covington | 34.56 ft | 10.4 ft below minor flood stage | 3 hours ago |
| Bogue Falaya at Covington | 3.85 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
| East Pearl River at I-59 near Nicholson | 9.42 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
| L Pontchartrain at Crossover 4 near Mandeville | 0.93 ft | — | 2 hours ago |
| Lake Pontchartrain at Mandeville | 1.27 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
| Pearl River at I-10 near Slidell | 2.67 ft | 7.3 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| Pearl River at Pearl River | 4.83 ft | 9.2 ft below minor flood stage | 3 hours ago |
| Tchefuncte River at Madisonville | 1.27 ft | — | 2 hours ago |
| Tchefuncte River near Covington | 9.08 ft | 10.9 ft below minor flood stage | 3 hours ago |
| Tchefuncte River near Folsom | 4.84 ft | 11.2 ft below minor flood stage | 3 hours ago |
Tangipahoa Parish
| Gauge | Gage height | NWS flood stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natalbany River at Baptist | 3.71 ft | 12.3 ft below minor flood stage | 3 hours ago |
| Tangipahoa River at Robert | 6.41 ft | 8.6 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| Tangipahoa River near Amite | 5.05 ft | 15.9 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| Tangipahoa River near Kentwood | 1.36 ft | 11.6 ft below minor flood stage | 3 hours ago |
| Tangipahoa River near Ponchatoula | 4.92 ft | — | 2 hours ago |
Washington Parish
| Gauge | Gage height | NWS flood stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bogue Chitto River at Franklinton | 0.30 ft | 11.7 ft below minor flood stage | 3 hours ago |
| Pearl River at Pools Bluff near Bogalusa | 56.14 ft | — | 3 hours ago |
| Pearl River near Bogalusa | 5.94 ft | 12.1 ft below minor flood stage | 3 hours ago |
USGS has no gage-height gauge reporting in St. Bernard Parish.
Storms
No National Weather Service flood alert has named any of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washington parishes since this site began recording alerts here on October 23, 2026. Each new event gets its own page, with every gauge's peak, automatically.
Reading these gauges
USGS gauges report gage height: the water surface above each gauge's own zero, not a depth. Where that zero is set at 0 ft on a vertical datum the gage height is also an elevation; each gauge page says which. The NWS flood stages (action, minor, moderate and major) are the National Weather Service's references for each location, shown only where the NWS reads the same scale as USGS. How this site works.