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Bayou Bodcau at Bayou Bodcau Lake

Highest listed crest 200.27 ftFlood stage 172.0 ft38 crests since 1950

The Bayou Bodcau at Bayou Bodcau Lake crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 38 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2021. The highest, 200.27 ft on November 5, 2009, was major flooding, 28.27 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
200.27 ft
November 5, 2009
Flood stage
172.0 ft
Major flooding from 198.0 ft
Crests at major
1
66th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
March 11, 2021
185.06 ft, minor flooding
Location
Bossier Parish
Near Bossier City (15.0 mi), Minden (15.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Bayou Bodcau at Bayou Bodcau Lake
Action stage171.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)172.033Mar 11, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage192.04Mar 10, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage198.01Nov 5, 2009Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

38 crests from 1950 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bayou Bodcau at Bayou Bodcau Lake, 1950 to 2021 170180190200210ft Flood stage 172.0 ftMajor 198.0 ft Feb 24, 1950: 184.90 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 1951: 173.09 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 1952: 173.77 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 1953: 187.01 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 1957: 184.44 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 1958: 196.67 ft, moderate floodingMar 15, 1960: 175.35 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1961: 172.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 1962: 182.01 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 1964: 176.81 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 1965: 174.37 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 1966: 185.65 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 1968: 175.03 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 1969: 178.26 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1970: 173.44 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 1973: 183.40 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 1974: 184.88 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 1982: 180.50 ft, minor floodingJan 26, 1988: 184.32 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1990: 186.98 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 1991: 193.09 ft, moderate floodingMar 14, 1994: 174.81 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 2001: 197.40 ft, moderate floodingDec 28, 2001: 182.60 ft, minor floodingNov 5, 2009: 200.27 ft, major floodingApr 5, 2012: 175.87 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 2013: 173.90 ft, minor floodingMar 28, 2015: 188.19 ft, minor flooding; 2,550 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2015: 173.27 ft, minor flooding; 2,550 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2016: 176.02 ft, minor flooding; 2,550 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2016: 191.93 ft, minor flooding; 2,550 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2016: 190.55 ft, minor flooding; 2,550 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2017: 173.06 ft, minor flooding; 2,550 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2018: 192.70 ft, moderate flooding; 3,180 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2019: 184.53 ft, minor flooding; 2,800 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2019: 188.93 ft, minor flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2020: 179.17 ft, minor flooding; 2,190 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2021: 185.06 ft, minor flooding; 2,550 cubic feet per second Highest, 200.27 ft, Nov 5, 2009 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bayou Bodcau at Bayou Bodcau Lake 1950s: 6 1960s: 8 1970s: 3 1980s: 2 1990s: 3 2000s: 3 2010s: 11 11 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

Highest listed crests, Bayou Bodcau at Bayou Bodcau Lake
1Nov 5, 2009200.27+28.27Major—
2Mar 18, 2001197.40+25.40Moderate—
3May 11, 1958196.67+24.67Moderate—
4May 11, 1991193.09+21.09Moderate—
5Mar 10, 2018192.70+20.70Moderate3,180
6Mar 19, 2016191.93+19.93Minor2,550
7May 8, 2016190.55+18.55Minor2,550
8May 20, 2019188.93+16.93Minor3,000
9Mar 28, 2015188.19+16.19Minor2,550
10Mar 26, 1953187.01+15.01Minor—
11Apr 17, 1990186.98+14.98Minor—
12May 11, 1966185.65+13.65Minor—
13Mar 11, 2021185.06+13.06Minor2,550
14Feb 24, 1950184.90+12.90Minor—
15Feb 1, 1974184.88+12.88Minor—
16Jan 12, 2019184.53+12.53Minor2,800
17May 10, 1957184.44+12.44Minor—
18Jan 26, 1988184.32+12.32Minor—
19May 8, 1973183.40+11.40Minor—
20Dec 28, 2001182.60+10.60Minor—
21Feb 6, 1962182.01+10.01Minor—
22Dec 31, 1982180.50+8.50Minor—
23Feb 27, 2020179.17+7.17Minor2,190
24Apr 1, 1969178.26+6.26Minor—
25May 7, 1964176.81+4.81Minor—
26Jan 10, 2016176.02+4.02Minor2,550
27Apr 5, 2012175.87+3.87Minor—
28Mar 15, 1960175.35+3.35Minor—
29May 29, 1968175.03+3.03Minor—
30Mar 14, 1994174.81+2.81Minor—
31Feb 26, 1965174.37+2.37Minor—
32Dec 31, 2013173.90+1.90Minor—
33Mar 20, 1952173.77+1.77Minor—
34May 9, 1970173.44+1.44Minor—
35Dec 15, 2015173.27+1.27Minor2,550
36Mar 3, 1951173.09+1.09Minor—
37Apr 17, 2017173.06+1.06Minor2,550
38Apr 14, 1961172.50+0.50Minor—

Other gauges in Bossier Parish

Flood gauges in Bossier Parish
Lake Bistineau142.5150.16 ft, Mar 13, 20168
Shreveport30.045.90 ft, Aug 10, 184937

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LBBL1, 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.