Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrel Landside

Highest listed crest 7.80 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft3 crests since 2016

The Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrel Landside crested above flood stage 3 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2016 to 2019. The highest, 7.80 ft on August 17, 2016, was minor flooding, 1.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 7.80 ft; August 17, 2016
Flood stage: 6.0 ft; Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: May 13, 2019; 7.40 ft, minor flooding
Location: Iberville Parish; Louisiana
Identifiers: NWS SLSL1; No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrel Landside

Action stage	5.5	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	6.0	3	May 13, 2019	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	8.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	10.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2016 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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.
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

Highest listed crests, Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrel Landside

1	Aug 17, 2016	7.80	+1.80	Minor	—
2	May 13, 2019	7.40	+1.40	Minor	—
3	Mar 19, 2016	6.00	0.00	Minor	—

Gauges on the Atchafalaya River

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

Flood gauges on the Atchafalaya River

Butte La Rose	LA	20.0	27.28 ft, May 23, 1973	0
Bayou Sorrel Landside this gauge	LA	6.0	7.80 ft, Aug 17, 2016	0
Bayou Sorrel Lock	LA	12.0	18.10 ft, May 23, 1973	0
Krotz Springs	LA	29.0	38.50 ft, May 15, 1927	0
Melville	LA	34.0	46.98 ft, May 14, 1927	0
Morgan City	LA	6.0	10.53 ft, May 28, 1973	0
Simmesport	LA	40.0	59.13 ft, May 16, 1927	15

Other gauges in Iberville Parish

Flood gauges in Iberville Parish

Bayou Sorrel Lock	12.0	18.10 ft, May 23, 1973	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SLSL1, 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.