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Amite River near Darlington

Highest listed crest 22.54 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft74 crests since 1950

The Amite River near Darlington crested above flood stage 21 times among the 74 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2019. The highest, 22.54 ft on August 13, 2016, was moderate flooding, 4.54 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
22.54 ft
August 13, 2016; 116,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
0
21 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 13, 2016
22.54 ft, moderate 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 near Darlington
Action stage16.019Mar 20, 2016The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.017Feb 23, 2003Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage21.04Aug 13, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

74 crests from 1950 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Amite River near Darlington, 1950 to 2019 510152025ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft Jan 7, 1950: 20.20 ft, minor flooding; 43,400 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1951: 19.04 ft, minor flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1951: 11.22 ft, below flood stage; 3,180 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1953: 17.63 ft, action stage; 18,900 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1954: 11.57 ft, below flood stage; 3,280 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1955: 21.17 ft, moderate flooding; 55,700 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1957: 17.81 ft, action stage; 20,200 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1958: 18.05 ft, minor flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1959: 14.83 ft, below flood stage; 6,900 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1959: 15.90 ft, below flood stage; 9,800 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1961: 19.69 ft, minor flooding; 37,900 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1962: 17.06 ft, action stage; 15,400 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1963: 12.92 ft, below flood stage; 4,530 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1964: 19.40 ft, minor flooding; 44,500 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1965: 19.37 ft, minor flooding; 44,500 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1967: 18.97 ft, minor flooding; 39,300 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 1967: 14.13 ft, below flood stage; 8,000 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1969: 13.82 ft, below flood stage; 8,600 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1970: 9.26 ft, below flood stage; 3,630 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1971: 14.44 ft, below flood stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1972: 19.43 ft, minor flooding; 45,500 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1973: 20.19 ft, minor flooding; 62,100 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1974: 17.13 ft, action stage; 22,400 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1975: 18.98 ft, minor flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1976: 12.35 ft, below flood stage; 7,660 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1977: 21.76 ft, moderate flooding; 76,400 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1977: 18.09 ft, minor flooding; 30,500 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1979: 19.25 ft, minor flooding; 43,400 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1980: 19.59 ft, minor flooding; 47,500 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1980: 12.85 ft, below flood stage; 8,320 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1982: 16.03 ft, action stage; 18,100 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1983: 20.29 ft, minor flooding; 63,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1984: 14.56 ft, below flood stage; 13,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1985: 12.73 ft, below flood stage; 8,970 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 1985: 15.92 ft, below flood stage; 17,500 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1986: 17.84 ft, action stage; 20,400 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1987: 16.68 ft, action stage; 21,200 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1988: 16.69 ft, action stage; 22,000 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1989: 15.66 ft, below flood stage; 16,000 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1990: 22.05 ft, moderate flooding; 104,000 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1991: 16.10 ft, action stage; 19,500 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1992: 17.46 ft, action stage; 26,900 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1993: 16.08 ft, action stage; 19,400 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1994: 20.17 ft, minor flooding; 60,800 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1995: 16.95 ft, action stage; 23,000 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1995: 15.21 ft, below flood stage; 16,200 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1996: 13.63 ft, below flood stage; 11,800 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1997: 18.80 ft, minor flooding; 39,300 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 17.58 ft, action stage; 27,800 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1999: 17.09 ft, action stage; 24,100 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2000: 6.84 ft, below flood stage; 3,010 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 2000: 5.20 ft, below flood stageJun 8, 2001: 17.79 ft, action stage; 29,600 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2002: 12.67 ft, below flood stage; 9,890 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2003: 18.66 ft, minor flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2004: 15.40 ft, below flood stage; 16,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2005: 9.28 ft, below flood stage; 5,740 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2006: 5.51 ft, below flood stage; 2,860 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 2006: 12.69 ft, below flood stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2008: 17.51 ft, action stage; 33,400 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2009: 16.50 ft, action stage; 33,000 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2009: 9.55 ft, below flood stage; 9,990 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2010: 9.25 ft, below flood stage; 9,470 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 12.25 ft, below flood stage; 15,300 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2012: 13.75 ft, below flood stage; 19,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2013: 16.17 ft, action stage; 31,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2014: 14.57 ft, below flood stage; 20,900 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2015: 11.60 ft, below flood stage; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2016: 16.82 ft, action stage; 36,100 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 2016: 22.54 ft, moderate flooding; 116,000 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2017: 10.25 ft, below flood stage; 10,040 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 2017: 13.04 ft, below flood stage; 15,000 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2018: 10.07 ft, below flood stage; 9,760 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2019: 10.50 ft, below flood stage; 10,400 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.54 ft, Aug 13, 2016 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Amite River near Darlington 1950s: 4 1960s: 4 1970s: 6 6 1980s: 2 1990s: 3 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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 74 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Amite River near Darlington
1Aug 13, 201622.54+4.54Moderate116,000
2Jan 25, 199022.05+4.05Moderate104,000
3Apr 22, 197721.76+3.76Moderate76,400
4Apr 13, 195521.17+3.17Moderate55,700
5Apr 7, 198320.29+2.29Minor63,300
6Jan 7, 195020.20+2.20Minor43,400
7Mar 25, 197320.19+2.19Minor62,100
8Jan 28, 199420.17+2.17Minor60,800
9Mar 18, 196119.69+1.69Minor37,900
10Mar 28, 198019.59+1.59Minor47,500
11Dec 7, 197219.43+1.43Minor45,500
12Mar 3, 196419.40+1.40Minor44,500
13Oct 5, 196519.37+1.37Minor44,500
14Apr 23, 197919.25+1.25Minor43,400
15Mar 30, 195119.04+1.04Minor31,600
16Jun 9, 197518.98+0.98Minor40,700
17Apr 15, 196718.97+0.97Minor39,300
18Apr 28, 199718.80+0.80Minor39,300
19Feb 23, 200318.66+0.66Minor37,600
20Nov 30, 197718.09+0.09Minor30,500
21Sep 23, 195818.05+0.05Minor22,400
22Mar 12, 198617.84−0.16Action20,400
23Jun 29, 195717.81−0.19Action20,200
24Jun 8, 200117.79−0.21Action29,600
25May 20, 195317.63−0.37Action18,900
26Jan 8, 199817.58−0.42Action27,800
27Sep 3, 200817.51−0.49Action33,400
28Mar 6, 199217.46−0.54Action26,900
29Apr 14, 197417.13−0.87Action22,400
30Mar 14, 199917.09−0.91Action24,100
31Apr 28, 196217.06−0.94Action15,400
32Apr 12, 199516.95−1.05Action23,000
33Mar 20, 201616.82−1.18Action36,100
34Apr 3, 198816.69−1.31Action22,000
35Mar 1, 198716.68−1.32Action21,200
36Mar 29, 200916.50−1.50Action33,000
37Feb 13, 201316.17−1.83Action31,100
38May 1, 199116.10−1.90Action19,500
39Jan 21, 199316.08−1.92Action19,400
40Feb 17, 198216.03−1.97Action18,100
41Oct 30, 198515.92−2.08Below flood stage17,500
42Dec 19, 195915.90−2.10Below flood stage9,800
43May 20, 198915.66−2.34Below flood stage16,000
44Feb 13, 200415.40−2.60Below flood stage16,800
45Dec 19, 199515.21−2.79Below flood stage16,200
46Feb 3, 195914.83−3.17Below flood stage6,900
47Feb 22, 201414.57−3.43Below flood stage20,900
48Feb 14, 198414.56−3.44Below flood stage13,000
49Sep 18, 197114.44−3.56Below flood stage10,100
50Dec 17, 196714.13−3.87Below flood stage8,000

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: 22.54 ft here, moderate flooding

January 25, 1990: 22.05 ft here, moderate flooding

April 22, 1977: 21.76 ft here, moderate 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 SpringsLA29.046.20 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
Darlington this gaugeLA18.022.54 ft, Aug 13, 20160

Other gauges in St. Helena Parish

Flood gauges in St. Helena Parish
Grangeville35.044.62 ft, Aug 13, 20161
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 DARL1, 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.