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Amite River at Denham Springs

Highest listed crest 46.20 ftFlood stage 29.0 ft90 crests since 1921

The Amite River at Denham Springs crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 90 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1921 to 2026. The highest, 46.20 ft on August 14, 2016, was major flooding, 17.20 feet above flood stage. 6 other gauges on the Amite River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 6 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
46.20 ft
August 14, 2016
Flood stage
29.0 ft
Major flooding from 39.0 ft
Crests at major
5
33rd of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
June 18, 2026
30.66 ft, minor flooding
Location
Livingston Parish
Near Central (7.1 mi), St. George (7.2 mi), Baton Rouge (8.5 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Amite River at Denham Springs
Action stage26.012Apr 10, 2002The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)29.047Jun 18, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage35.014Mar 13, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage39.05Aug 14, 2016Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

90 crests from 1921 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Amite River at Denham Springs, 1921 to 2026 1020304050ft Flood stage 29.0 ftMajor 39.0 ft Mar 15, 1921: 39.27 ft, major flooding; 93,000 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1939: 25.83 ft, below flood stage; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1940: 26.96 ft, action stage; 16,000 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 1940: 28.19 ft, action stage; 20,800 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1942: 25.64 ft, below flood stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1943: 32.50 ft, minor flooding; 40,200 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1944: 25.04 ft, below flood stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1948: 33.46 ft, minor flooding; 45,100 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1949: 29.74 ft, minor flooding; 28,800 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1950: 32.05 ft, minor flooding; 40,800 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1951: 32.06 ft, minor flooding; 36,900 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1952: 22.93 ft, below flood stage; 8,230 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1953: 36.33 ft, moderate flooding; 67,000 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1953: 26.23 ft, action stage; 15,200 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1955: 35.95 ft, moderate flooding; 54,300 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1956: 30.07 ft, minor flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1957: 25.78 ft, below flood stage; 12,300 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 1957: 26.42 ft, action stage; 14,700 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1959: 28.52 ft, action stage; 18,800 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1961: 34.47 ft, minor flooding; 49,100 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1962: 34.55 ft, minor flooding; 49,700 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1963: 20.91 ft, below flood stage; 5,150 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1964: 32.41 ft, minor flooding; 40,500 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1964: 34.02 ft, minor flooding; 49,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1966: 32.77 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1967: 35.26 ft, moderate flooding; 47,800 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1968: 21.46 ft, below flood stage; 6,290 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1969: 29.37 ft, minor flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 1969: 29.05 ft, minor flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1971: 25.77 ft, below flood stage; 12,600 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1971: 35.01 ft, moderate flooding; 51,800 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1973: 36.50 ft, moderate flooding; 60,200 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1973: 28.50 ft, action stage; 21,300 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1975: 30.46 ft, minor flooding; 29,900 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1976: 26.85 ft, action stage; 16,100 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1977: 41.08 ft, major flooding; 110,000 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1977: 31.18 ft, minor flooding; 31,300 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1978: 31.18 ft, minor flooding; 31,300 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1979: 36.70 ft, moderate flooding; 68,600 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1980: 35.96 ft, moderate flooding; 64,200 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1980: 24.46 ft, below flood stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1982: 28.40 ft, action stage; 23,900 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1983: 41.50 ft, major flooding; 112,000 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1983: 27.91 ft, action stage; 23,600 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1984: 28.52 ft, action stage; 26,400 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1985: 32.19 ft, minor flooding; 43,900 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1987: 30.21 ft, minor flooding; 31,300 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1988: 32.01 ft, minor flooding; 41,300 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1989: 29.86 ft, minor flooding; 29,400 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1990: 39.88 ft, major flooding; 96,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1991: 31.01 ft, minor flooding; 37,700 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1992: 33.27 ft, minor flooding; 48,600 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1993: 38.15 ft, moderate flooding; 81,900 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1994: 36.10 ft, moderate flooding; 66,500 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1995: 35.93 ft, moderate flooding; 65,300 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1995: 33.34 ft, minor flooding; 49,000 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1996: 27.50 ft, action stageApr 29, 1997: 35.05 ft, moderate flooding; 59,300 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 33.54 ft, minor flooding; 50,200 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1999: 31.60 ft, minor flooding; 38,900 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2000: 22.72 ft, below flood stage; 7,730 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2001: 31.79 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 2001: 38.34 ft, moderate flooding; 83,500 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2002: 28.68 ft, action stage; 23,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2003: 34.17 ft, minor flooding; 54,000 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2004: 31.99 ft, minor flooding; 41,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2005: 29.50 ft, minor flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2006: 19.80 ft, below flood stage; 5,260 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 2006: 31.31 ft, minor flooding; 37,300 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 2008: 36.23 ft, moderate flooding; 67,400 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2009: 32.33 ft, minor flooding; 43,100 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2009: 29.46 ft, minor flooding; 27,200 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2011: 30.27 ft, minor flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2012: 30.99 ft, minor flooding; 35,500 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2013: 32.13 ft, minor flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2014: 30.36 ft, minor flooding; 29,300 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2015: 29.61 ft, minor flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2016: 36.09 ft, moderate flooding; 65,300 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2016: 46.20 ft, major floodingJan 22, 2017: 29.32 ft, minor flooding; 26,500 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 2018: 30.13 ft, minor flooding; 30,500 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2019: 11.80 ft, below flood stageMay 12, 2019: 31.86 ft, minor flooding; 39,602 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2020: 29.92 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2021: 31.37 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 2021: 29.67 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 2021: 31.47 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 2021: 30.35 ft, minor floodingJan 27, 2024: 29.35 ft, minor floodingJun 18, 2026: 30.66 ft, minor flooding Highest, 46.20 ft, Aug 14, 2016 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Amite River at Denham Springs 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 3 1950s: 5 1960s: 8 1970s: 7 1980s: 6 1990s: 10 10 2000s: 9 2010s: 10 2020s: 7 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 90 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Amite River at Denham Springs
1Aug 14, 201646.20+17.20Major—
2Apr 8, 198341.50+12.50Major112,000
3Apr 23, 197741.08+12.08Major110,000
4Jan 27, 199039.88+10.88Major96,700
5Mar 15, 192139.27+10.27Major93,000
6Jun 9, 200138.34+9.34Moderate83,500
7Jan 22, 199338.15+9.15Moderate81,900
8Apr 24, 197936.70+7.70Moderate68,600
9Mar 27, 197336.50+7.50Moderate60,200
10May 20, 195336.33+7.33Moderate67,000
11Sep 5, 200836.23+7.23Moderate67,400
12Jan 30, 199436.10+7.10Moderate66,500
13Mar 13, 201636.09+7.09Moderate65,300
14Mar 30, 198035.96+6.96Moderate64,200
15Apr 15, 195535.95+6.95Moderate54,300
16Apr 12, 199535.93+6.93Moderate65,300
17Apr 17, 196735.26+6.26Moderate47,800
18Apr 29, 199735.05+6.05Moderate59,300
19Dec 8, 197135.01+6.01Moderate51,800
20Apr 29, 196234.55+5.55Minor49,700
21Mar 20, 196134.47+5.47Minor49,100
22Feb 24, 200334.17+5.17Minor54,000
23Oct 7, 196434.02+5.02Minor49,900
24Jan 9, 199833.54+4.54Minor50,200
25Mar 5, 194833.46+4.46Minor45,100
26Dec 20, 199533.34+4.34Minor49,000
27Mar 7, 199233.27+4.27Minor48,600
28Feb 14, 196632.77+3.77Minor—
29Mar 23, 194332.50+3.50Minor40,200
30Mar 4, 196432.41+3.41Minor40,500
31Mar 30, 200932.33+3.33Minor43,100
32Oct 31, 198532.19+3.19Minor43,900
33Jan 11, 201332.13+3.13Minor37,800
34Apr 1, 195132.06+3.06Minor36,900
35Jan 9, 195032.05+3.05Minor40,800
36Apr 4, 198832.01+3.01Minor41,300
37May 17, 200431.99+2.99Minor41,100
38May 12, 201931.86+2.86Minor39,602
39Mar 5, 200131.79+2.79Minor—
40Mar 15, 199931.60+2.60Minor38,900
41Apr 17, 202131.47+2.47Minor—
42Feb 13, 202131.37+2.37Minor—
43Oct 29, 200631.31+2.31Minor37,300
44Dec 2, 197731.18+2.18Minor31,300
45Jan 27, 197831.18+2.18Minor31,300
46Feb 22, 199131.01+2.01Minor37,700
47Feb 20, 201230.99+1.99Minor35,500
48Jun 18, 202630.66+1.66Minor—
49May 10, 197530.46+1.46Minor29,900
50Feb 23, 201430.36+1.36Minor29,300

The worst floods along the Amite River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Amite River that crested above flood stage within a week.

August 14, 2016: 46.20 ft here, major flooding

  • MagnoliaLA · Aug 13, 2016 · 58.56 ft · Major · its highest
  • GrangevilleLA · Aug 13, 2016 · 44.62 ft · Major · its highest
  • Bayou Manchac PointLA · Aug 14, 2016 · 21.50 ft · Major · its highest
  • Port VincentLA · Aug 15, 2016 · 17.50 ft · Major · its highest
  • French SettlementLA · Aug 16, 2016 · 9.21 ft · Major · its highest
  • DarlingtonLA · Aug 13, 2016 · 22.54 ft · Moderate · its highest

April 8, 1983: 41.50 ft here, major flooding

April 23, 1977: 41.08 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Amite River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Amite River
Bayou Manchac PointLA9.021.50 ft, Aug 14, 20168
Denham Springs this gaugeLA29.046.20 ft, Aug 14, 20165
French SettlementLA4.09.21 ft, Aug 16, 20161
GrangevilleLA35.044.62 ft, Aug 13, 20161
Hwy 22 near MaurepasLA4.07.48 ft, Aug 30, 20122
MagnoliaLA48.058.56 ft, Aug 13, 20161
Port VincentLA8.017.50 ft, Aug 15, 20163
DarlingtonLA18.022.54 ft, Aug 13, 20160

Other gauges in Livingston Parish

Flood gauges in Livingston Parish
French Settlement4.09.21 ft, Aug 16, 20161
Hwy 22 near Maurepas4.07.48 ft, Aug 30, 20122
Port Vincent8.017.50 ft, Aug 15, 20163
Holden15.022.16 ft, Aug 13, 20162
Killian4.06.90 ft, Sep 13, 20085

Livingston Parish: every hazard · River floods across the country · Louisiana

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DENL1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.