Bayou D'Arbonne at Lake Claiborne

Highest listed crest 192.23 ftFlood stage 188.0 ft9 crests since 1979

The Bayou D'Arbonne at Lake Claiborne crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1979 to 2019. The highest, 192.23 ft on April 28, 1991, was major flooding, 4.23 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Bayou D'Arbonne crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 192.23 ft; April 28, 1991
Flood stage: 188.0 ft; Major flooding from 191.0 ft
Crests at major: 2; 55th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest: April 14, 2019; 189.08 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Claiborne Parish; Louisiana
Identifiers: NWS LCAL1; USGS 07364840

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Bayou D'Arbonne at Lake Claiborne

Action stage	187.8	1	Mar 3, 2001	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	188.0	3	Oct 30, 2009	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	189.0	2	Apr 14, 2019	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	191.0	2	Mar 10, 2016	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 1979 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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, Bayou D'Arbonne at Lake Claiborne

1	Apr 28, 1991	192.23	+4.23	Major	—
2	Mar 10, 2016	191.99	+3.99	Major	10,000
3	Jan 30, 1999	189.23	+1.23	Moderate	—
4	Apr 14, 2019	189.08	+1.08	Moderate	—
5	Oct 14, 2009	188.60	+0.60	Minor	—
6	Oct 30, 2009	188.56	+0.56	Minor	—
7	May 5, 1979	188.03	+0.03	Minor	—
8	Mar 3, 2001	187.90	−0.10	Action	—
9	Jan 8, 1998	187.00	−1.00	Below flood stage	—

The worst floods along the Bayou D'Arbonne

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Bayou D'Arbonne that crested above flood stage within a week.

April 28, 1991: 192.23 ft here, major flooding

Lake D'ArbonneLA · Apr 30, 1991 · 90.78 ft · Major · its highest

March 10, 2016: 191.99 ft here, major flooding

Lake D'ArbonneLA · Mar 11, 2016 · 88.89 ft · Major

January 30, 1999: 189.23 ft here, moderate flooding

Lake D'ArbonneLA · Feb 1, 1999 · 85.28 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Bayou D'Arbonne

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Bayou D'Arbonne

Lake Claiborne this gauge	LA	188.0	192.23 ft, Apr 28, 1991	2
Lake D'Arbonne	LA	83.0	90.78 ft, Apr 30, 1991	3

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LCAL1, 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.