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Bayou Anacoco near Rosepine

Highest listed crest 29.01 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft71 crests since 1952

The Bayou Anacoco near Rosepine crested at major flood stage 8 times among the 71 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1952 to 2020. The highest, 29.01 ft on May 11, 2016, was major flooding, 12.01 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.01 ft
May 11, 2016
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major
8
18th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
October 11, 2020
23.02 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Vernon Parish
Louisiana

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Bayou Anacoco near Rosepine
Action stage17.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.026Mar 23, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage21.029Oct 11, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage24.08Aug 31, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

71 crests from 1952 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bayou Anacoco near Rosepine, 1952 to 2020 1015202530ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 24.0 ft Apr 24, 1952: 23.61 ft, moderate flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1953: 28.38 ft, major flooding; 64,300 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1954: 20.20 ft, minor flooding; 5,620 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1955: 25.24 ft, major flooding; 36,200 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1956: 19.00 ft, minor flooding; 4,080 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1956: 17.28 ft, minor flooding; 3,140 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1957: 24.67 ft, major flooding; 32,200 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1958: 18.22 ft, minor flooding; 3,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1960: 14.77 ft, below flood stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1961: 22.30 ft, moderate flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1961: 19.37 ft, minor flooding; 5,020 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1963: 11.44 ft, below flood stage; 1,460 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1964: 19.25 ft, minor flooding; 4,510 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1965: 17.49 ft, minor flooding; 3,530 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1966: 26.05 ft, major flooding; 43,400 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1967: 21.85 ft, moderate flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1968: 21.45 ft, moderate flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1969: 20.85 ft, minor flooding; 7,600 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1969: 12.21 ft, below flood stage; 1,790 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 1970: 13.70 ft, below flood stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1972: 20.33 ft, minor flooding; 6,010 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1973: 22.15 ft, moderate flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1974: 20.54 ft, minor flooding; 6,440 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1975: 23.40 ft, moderate flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1976: 20.07 ft, minor flooding; 5,240 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1977: 17.12 ft, minor flooding; 3,070 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1978: 18.18 ft, minor flooding; 3,470 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1979: 19.20 ft, minor flooding; 4,170 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1980: 22.11 ft, moderate flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1981: 14.49 ft, below flood stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1982: 16.18 ft, below flood stage; 2,780 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1982: 27.80 ft, major flooding; 58,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1984: 23.86 ft, moderate flooding; 25,800 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1984: 21.19 ft, moderate flooding; 8,740 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 1985: 21.57 ft, moderate flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1986: 23.36 ft, moderate flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1987: 18.93 ft, minor flooding; 3,810 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1989: 24.26 ft, major flooding; 28,700 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1990: 22.39 ft, moderate flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1991: 20.81 ft, minor flooding; 6,840 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1991: 20.11 ft, minor flooding; 5,040 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1992: 20.33 ft, minor flooding; 6,010 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1993: 20.79 ft, minor flooding; 6,770 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1994: 23.51 ft, moderate flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1995: 21.87 ft, moderate flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1995: 15.02 ft, below flood stage; 2,480 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1997: 21.06 ft, moderate flooding; 8,040 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 22.38 ft, moderate flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1999: 21.89 ft, moderate flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2000: 13.33 ft, below flood stage; 2,060 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2001: 22.30 ft, moderate floodingDec 14, 2001: 23.65 ft, moderate flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 2002: 20.52 ft, minor flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2004: 22.02 ft, moderate flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 2004: 22.53 ft, moderate flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 2006: 22.48 ft, moderate flooding; 14,581 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2007: 21.86 ft, moderate flooding; 9,818 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2008: 18.27 ft, minor flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2009: 18.58 ft, minor flooding; 4,302 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2009: 21.81 ft, moderate flooding; 8,674 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2012: 18.54 ft, minor flooding; 3,901 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2014: 21.79 ft, moderate flooding; 8,781 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2015: 17.25 ft, minor flooding; 3,670 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2015: 17.12 ft, minor flooding; 3,610 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 2015: 23.32 ft, moderate flooding; 14,108 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2016: 29.01 ft, major floodingAug 31, 2017: 27.21 ft, major flooding; 39,535 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2018: 23.25 ft, moderate floodingJan 5, 2019: 21.73 ft, moderate floodingMar 23, 2020: 18.53 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 2020: 23.02 ft, moderate flooding; 12,241 cubic feet per second Highest, 29.01 ft, May 11, 2016 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bayou Anacoco near Rosepine 1950s: 8 1960s: 8 1970s: 8 1980s: 8 1990s: 10 10 2000s: 10 2010s: 9 2020s: 2 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 71 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Bayou Anacoco near Rosepine
1May 11, 201629.01+12.01Major—
2May 19, 195328.38+11.38Major64,300
3Dec 28, 198227.80+10.80Major58,600
4Aug 31, 201727.21+10.21Major39,535
5Feb 11, 196626.05+9.05Major43,400
6Aug 4, 195525.24+8.24Major36,200
7Nov 20, 195724.67+7.67Major32,200
8Jun 29, 198924.26+7.26Major28,700
9Feb 13, 198423.86+6.86Moderate25,800
10Dec 14, 200123.65+6.65Moderate20,400
11Apr 24, 195223.61+6.61Moderate23,800
12Jan 28, 199423.51+6.51Moderate23,000
13May 5, 197523.40+6.40Moderate22,400
14Nov 25, 198623.36+6.36Moderate21,800
15Nov 2, 201523.32+6.32Moderate14,108
16May 30, 201823.25+6.25Moderate—
17Oct 11, 202023.02+6.02Moderate12,241
18Nov 25, 200422.53+5.53Moderate14,100
19Oct 19, 200622.48+5.48Moderate14,581
20Jan 21, 199022.39+5.39Moderate15,600
21Jan 8, 199822.38+5.38Moderate15,500
22Mar 19, 196122.30+5.30Moderate15,200
23Jun 8, 200122.30+5.30Moderate—
24Apr 19, 197322.15+5.15Moderate14,400
25Apr 13, 198022.11+5.11Moderate14,100
26May 13, 200422.02+5.02Moderate10,500
27Apr 6, 199921.89+4.89Moderate12,900
28Jan 20, 199521.87+4.87Moderate12,800
29Jan 1, 200721.86+4.86Moderate9,818
30Apr 15, 196721.85+4.85Moderate12,700
31Nov 1, 200921.81+4.81Moderate8,674
32May 15, 201421.79+4.79Moderate8,781
33Jan 5, 201921.73+4.73Moderate—
34Oct 30, 198521.57+4.57Moderate11,000
35Apr 11, 196821.45+4.45Moderate10,500
36Oct 23, 198421.19+4.19Moderate8,740
37Feb 27, 199721.06+4.06Moderate8,040
38May 10, 196920.85+3.85Minor7,600
39May 10, 199120.81+3.81Minor6,840
40Apr 10, 199320.79+3.79Minor6,770
41Jan 27, 197420.54+3.54Minor6,440
42Nov 5, 200220.52+3.52Minor17,600
43Jan 7, 197220.33+3.33Minor6,010
44Jan 7, 199220.33+3.33Minor6,010
45May 4, 195420.20+3.20Minor5,620
46Dec 15, 199120.11+3.11Minor5,040
47May 14, 197620.07+3.07Minor5,240
48Dec 19, 196119.37+2.37Minor5,020
49Mar 4, 196419.25+2.25Minor4,510
50Apr 6, 197919.20+2.20Minor4,170

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RPIL1, 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.