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Amite River at Grangeville

Highest listed crest 44.62 ftFlood stage 35.0 ft29 crests since 1993

The Amite River at Grangeville crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 29 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1993 to 2019. The highest, 44.62 ft on August 13, 2016, was major flooding, 9.62 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
44.62 ft
August 13, 2016; 124,916 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
35.0 ft
Major flooding from 44.0 ft
Crests at major
1
66th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
August 13, 2016
44.62 ft, major flooding
Location
St. Helena Parish
Louisiana

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 Grangeville
Action stage34.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)35.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage40.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage44.01Aug 13, 2016Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

29 crests from 1993 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Amite River at Grangeville, 1993 to 2019 202530354045ft Flood stage 35.0 ftMajor 44.0 ft Jan 21, 1993: 31.27 ft, below flood stageJan 29, 1994: 33.64 ft, below flood stageApr 11, 1995: 30.88 ft, below flood stageDec 18, 1995: 28.56 ft, below flood stageFeb 3, 1996: 22.70 ft, below flood stageApr 28, 1997: 32.64 ft, below flood stageMar 15, 1999: 30.47 ft, below flood stageApr 4, 2000: 22.67 ft, below flood stageJun 8, 2001: 31.68 ft, below flood stageSep 28, 2002: 26.90 ft, below flood stageOct 4, 2002: 23.70 ft, below flood stageOct 30, 2002: 26.90 ft, below flood stageFeb 22, 2003: 28.00 ft, below flood stageFeb 13, 2004: 28.95 ft, below flood stageFeb 3, 2006: 22.78 ft, below flood stageOct 27, 2006: 29.45 ft, below flood stageSep 4, 2008: 31.72 ft, below flood stageMar 29, 2009: 30.69 ft, below flood stageOct 16, 2009: 27.09 ft, below flood stageMar 9, 2011: 27.83 ft, below flood stageFeb 19, 2012: 28.94 ft, below flood stageFeb 13, 2013: 30.73 ft, below flood stageFeb 21, 2014: 30.41 ft, below flood stageMar 3, 2015: 28.52 ft, below flood stageMar 11, 2016: 33.81 ft, below flood stageAug 13, 2016: 44.62 ft, major flooding; 124,916 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 2017: 30.05 ft, below flood stageJan 28, 2018: 29.89 ft, below flood stageMay 10, 2019: 28.76 ft, below flood stage Highest, 44.62 ft, Aug 13, 2016 199520002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Amite River at Grangeville 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 1990s2000s2010s
  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.
  3. 27 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 43.75 ft on Mar 31, 1951; 43.50 ft on May 20, 1953; 46.47 ft on Apr 14, 1955; 42.00 ft on Mar 12, 1956; 41.01 ft on Jun 30, 1957; 40.31 ft on Nov 16, 1957; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Amite River at Grangeville
1Aug 13, 201644.62+9.62Major124,916
2Mar 11, 201633.81−1.19Below flood stage—
3Jan 29, 199433.64−1.36Below flood stage—
4Apr 28, 199732.64−2.36Below flood stage—
5Sep 4, 200831.72−3.28Below flood stage—
6Jun 8, 200131.68−3.32Below flood stage—
7Jan 21, 199331.27−3.73Below flood stage—
8Apr 11, 199530.88−4.12Below flood stage—
9Feb 13, 201330.73−4.27Below flood stage—
10Mar 29, 200930.69−4.31Below flood stage—
11Mar 15, 199930.47−4.53Below flood stage—
12Feb 21, 201430.41−4.59Below flood stage—
13Oct 23, 201730.05−4.95Below flood stage—
14Jan 28, 201829.89−5.11Below flood stage—
15Oct 27, 200629.45−5.55Below flood stage—
16Feb 13, 200428.95−6.05Below flood stage—
17Feb 19, 201228.94−6.06Below flood stage—
18May 10, 201928.76−6.24Below flood stage—
19Dec 18, 199528.56−6.44Below flood stage—
20Mar 3, 201528.52−6.48Below flood stage—
21Feb 22, 200328.00−7.00Below flood stage—
22Mar 9, 201127.83−7.17Below flood stage—
23Oct 16, 200927.09−7.91Below flood stage—
24Sep 28, 200226.90−8.10Below flood stage—
25Oct 30, 200226.90−8.10Below flood stage—
26Oct 4, 200223.70−11.30Below flood stage—
27Feb 3, 200622.78−12.22Below flood stage—
28Feb 3, 199622.70−12.30Below flood stage—
29Apr 4, 200022.67−12.33Below flood stage—

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 13, 2016: 44.62 ft here, major flooding

  • MagnoliaLA · Aug 13, 2016 · 58.56 ft · Major · its highest
  • Denham SpringsLA · Aug 14, 2016 · 46.20 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

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 SpringsLA29.046.20 ft, Aug 14, 20165
French SettlementLA4.09.21 ft, Aug 16, 20161
Grangeville this gaugeLA35.044.62 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 St. Helena Parish

Flood gauges in St. Helena Parish
Darlington18.022.54 ft, Aug 13, 20160
Liverpool9.013.76 ft, Aug 12, 201613
Montpelier13.025.84 ft, Aug 12, 20163

St. Helena Parish: every hazard · River floods across the country · Louisiana

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GVLL1, 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.