Bayou D'Arbonne at Lake D'Arbonne

Highest listed crest 90.78 ftFlood stage 83.0 ft13 crests since 1927

The Bayou D'Arbonne at Lake D'Arbonne crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1927 to 2016. The highest, 90.78 ft on April 30, 1991, was major flooding, 7.78 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: 90.78 ft; April 30, 1991
Flood stage: 83.0 ft; Major flooding from 86.0 ft
Crests at major: 3; 46th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest: March 11, 2016; 88.89 ft, major flooding
Location: Union Parish; Louisiana
Identifiers: NWS LDBL1; USGS 07366364

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 D'Arbonne

Action stage	82.3	1	Jan 9, 1998	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	83.0	4	Mar 24, 2012	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	84.5	5	Oct 16, 2009	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	86.0	3	Mar 11, 2016	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

13 crests from 1927 to 2016. 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 D'Arbonne

1	Apr 30, 1991	90.78	+7.78	Major	—
2	Mar 11, 2016	88.89	+5.89	Major	37,500
3	Apr 30, 1958	86.11	+3.11	Major	—
4	Jun 11, 1974	85.83	+2.83	Moderate	—
5	Oct 16, 2009	85.60	+2.60	Moderate	—
6	Mar 4, 2001	85.50	+2.50	Moderate	—
7	Feb 1, 1999	85.28	+2.28	Moderate	—
8	Jul 2, 1989	84.90	+1.90	Moderate	—
9	Mar 24, 2012	84.00	+1.00	Minor	—
10	May 3, 1927	83.60	+0.60	Minor	—
11	Dec 19, 1932	83.60	+0.60	Minor	—
12	Apr 4, 1945	83.50	+0.50	Minor	—
13	Jan 9, 1998	82.51	−0.49	Action	—

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 30, 1991: 90.78 ft here, major flooding

Lake ClaiborneLA · Apr 28, 1991 · 192.23 ft · Major · its highest

March 11, 2016: 88.89 ft here, major flooding

Lake ClaiborneLA · Mar 10, 2016 · 191.99 ft · Major

October 16, 2009: 85.60 ft here, moderate flooding

Lake ClaiborneLA · Oct 14, 2009 · 188.60 ft · Minor

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

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LDBL1, 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.