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Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice

Highest listed crest 22.37 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft84 crests since 1939

The Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice crested at major flood stage 7 times among the 84 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1939 to 2020. The highest, 22.37 ft on August 15, 2016, was major flooding, 6.37 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.37 ft
August 15, 2016; 12,403 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
7
24th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
October 12, 2020
18.68 ft, moderate flooding
Location
St. Landry 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 Des Cannes near Eunice
Action stage14.03Jan 12, 1968The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.035Feb 11, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.037Oct 12, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.07Aug 15, 2016Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

84 crests from 1939 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice, 1939 to 2020 510152025ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Jun 6, 1939: 10.86 ft, below flood stage; 611 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1940: 21.13 ft, major flooding; 9,520 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1941: 18.50 ft, moderate flooding; 5,410 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1942: 18.63 ft, moderate flooding; 5,590 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1943: 18.55 ft, moderate flooding; 5,480 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1944: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,140 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1945: 16.41 ft, minor flooding; 2,740 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1946: 21.15 ft, major flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1947: 17.90 ft, minor flooding; 4,510 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1948: 16.98 ft, minor flooding; 3,140 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1949: 16.95 ft, minor flooding; 3,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1950: 17.54 ft, minor flooding; 3,760 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1951: 16.10 ft, minor flooding; 2,210 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1952: 16.43 ft, minor flooding; 2,460 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1953: 22.36 ft, major flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1954: 15.19 ft, action stage; 1,630 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1955: 21.21 ft, major flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1956: 16.86 ft, minor flooding; 2,930 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1956: 18.32 ft, moderate flooding; 5,090 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1957: 15.27 ft, action stage; 1,530 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1959: 18.13 ft, moderate flooding; 4,830 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1959: 17.89 ft, minor flooding; 4,490 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1961: 17.92 ft, minor flooding; 4,950 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1961: 17.74 ft, minor flooding; 4,230 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1963: 17.32 ft, minor flooding; 3,560 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1964: 20.70 ft, moderate flooding; 8,680 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1965: 16.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,040 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1966: 17.38 ft, minor flooding; 3,780 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1967: 19.79 ft, moderate flooding; 7,460 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1968: 15.94 ft, action stage; 2,250 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1969: 16.90 ft, minor flooding; 3,150 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1970: 16.06 ft, minor flooding; 2,340 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1971: 17.72 ft, minor flooding; 4,230 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1971: 21.77 ft, major flooding; 9,890 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1973: 19.22 ft, moderate flooding; 6,150 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1974: 18.75 ft, moderate flooding; 5,480 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1975: 18.54 ft, moderate flooding; 5,220 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1976: 18.98 ft, moderate flooding; 5,810 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1977: 19.66 ft, moderate flooding; 6,760 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1977: 18.86 ft, moderate flooding; 5,640 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1979: 19.14 ft, moderate flooding; 6,040 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1980: 19.27 ft, moderate flooding; 6,220 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1981: 17.30 ft, minor flooding; 3,350 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1982: 18.56 ft, moderate flooding; 5,250 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1982: 20.16 ft, moderate flooding; 7,460 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1983: 19.54 ft, moderate flooding; 6,260 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1984: 17.91 ft, minor flooding; 3,980 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1985: 20.74 ft, moderate flooding; 8,500 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1987: 18.39 ft, moderate flooding; 4,580 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1990: 18.80 ft, moderate flooding; 5,130 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1991: 18.55 ft, moderate flooding; 4,790 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1991: 18.18 ft, moderate flooding; 4,320 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1993: 18.76 ft, moderate flooding; 5,070 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1994: 8.52 ft, below flood stage; 4,750 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1995: 18.47 ft, moderate flooding; 4,680 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1995: 17.27 ft, minor flooding; 3,240 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 1996: 19.07 ft, moderate flooding; 5,520 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1998: 18.86 ft, moderate flooding; 5,210 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2000: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 3,490 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 2001: 18.07 ft, moderate flooding; 4,180 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2002: 17.36 ft, minor flooding; 3,350 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2004: 19.78 ft, moderate flooding; 6,660 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 2005: 18.13 ft, moderate flooding; 4,250 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2006: 17.37 ft, minor flooding; 3,350 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 2006: 20.05 ft, moderate flooding; 7,140 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2008: 18.18 ft, moderate flooding; 4,320 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2009: 18.65 ft, moderate flooding; 4,920 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2012: 18.15 ft, moderate flooding; 4,296 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2012: 17.31 ft, minor flooding; 3,313 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2012: 17.92 ft, minor flooding; 4,008 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2012: 17.95 ft, minor flooding; 4,043 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2013: 21.40 ft, major flooding; 10,035 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2013: 17.84 ft, minor flooding; 3,917 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2013: 17.05 ft, minor flooding; 3,016 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2014: 16.85 ft, minor flooding; 2,831 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2015: 17.07 ft, minor flooding; 3,040 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 2015: 16.10 ft, minor flooding; 2,186 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2015: 17.25 ft, minor flooding; 3,245 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2016: 16.73 ft, minor flooding; 2,728 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2016: 22.37 ft, major flooding; 12,403 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2017: 20.64 ft, moderate floodingFeb 11, 2018: 16.97 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 2019: 19.26 ft, moderate floodingOct 12, 2020: 18.68 ft, moderate flooding; 4,499 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.37 ft, Aug 15, 2016 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice 1930s: 0 1940s: 10 1950s: 9 1960s: 8 1970s: 10 1980s: 8 1990s: 8 2000s: 9 2010s: 16 16 2020s: 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 84 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice
1Aug 15, 201622.37+6.37Major12,403
2May 20, 195322.36+6.36Major11,900
3Dec 7, 197121.77+5.77Major9,890
4Jan 12, 201321.40+5.40Major10,035
5Feb 7, 195521.21+5.21Major10,200
6Jul 7, 194621.15+5.15Major10,000
7Aug 10, 194021.13+5.13Major9,520
8Oct 31, 198520.74+4.74Moderate8,500
9Apr 20, 196420.70+4.70Moderate8,680
10May 4, 201720.64+4.64Moderate—
11Dec 28, 198220.16+4.16Moderate7,460
12Oct 29, 200620.05+4.05Moderate7,140
13Apr 17, 196719.79+3.79Moderate7,460
14May 15, 200419.78+3.78Moderate6,660
15Apr 22, 197719.66+3.66Moderate6,760
16Dec 12, 198319.54+3.54Moderate6,260
17May 29, 198019.27+3.27Moderate6,220
18Jun 8, 201919.26+3.26Moderate—
19Apr 18, 197319.22+3.22Moderate6,150
20May 31, 197919.14+3.14Moderate6,040
21Oct 27, 199619.07+3.07Moderate5,520
22Mar 26, 197618.98+2.98Moderate5,810
23Dec 1, 197718.86+2.86Moderate5,640
24Sep 13, 199818.86+2.86Moderate5,210
25Jan 26, 199018.80+2.80Moderate5,130
26May 3, 199318.76+2.76Moderate5,070
27Feb 3, 197418.75+2.75Moderate5,480
28Oct 12, 202018.68+2.68Moderate4,499
29Apr 20, 200918.65+2.65Moderate4,920
30Jun 11, 194218.63+2.63Moderate5,590
31Sep 13, 198218.56+2.56Moderate5,250
32Feb 7, 194318.55+2.55Moderate5,480
33Jan 11, 199118.55+2.55Moderate4,790
34Aug 3, 197518.54+2.54Moderate5,220
35Jun 1, 194118.50+2.50Moderate5,410
36Jan 28, 199518.47+2.47Moderate4,680
37Jan 19, 198718.39+2.39Moderate4,580
38Dec 24, 195618.32+2.32Moderate5,090
39Dec 15, 199118.18+2.18Moderate4,320
40May 16, 200818.18+2.18Moderate4,320
41Jan 11, 201218.15+2.15Moderate4,296
42Feb 1, 195918.13+2.13Moderate4,830
43Sep 26, 200518.13+2.13Moderate4,250
44Jan 20, 200118.07+2.07Moderate4,180
45Mar 14, 201217.95+1.95Minor4,043
46Feb 19, 196117.92+1.92Minor4,950
47Feb 20, 201217.92+1.92Minor4,008
48Oct 24, 198417.91+1.91Minor3,980
49Jan 15, 194717.90+1.90Minor4,510
50Dec 18, 195917.89+1.89Minor4,490

Other gauges in St. Landry Parish

Flood gauges in St. Landry Parish
Krotz Springs29.038.50 ft, May 15, 19270
Melville34.046.98 ft, May 14, 19270
Drainage Structure19.020.60 ft, Feb 7, 19740
Washington28.035.29 ft, May 22, 19531
Palmetto26.027.55 ft, Jul 19, 20190

St. Landry Parish: every hazard · River floods across the country · Louisiana

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BDCL1, 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.