Highest listed crest 32.80 ft May 18, 1953; 144,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 20.0 ft Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major 6 28th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest July 16, 2019 21.40 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the Bayou Des Glaises Diversion Ch. at Moreauville, 1886 to 2025 0 10 20 30 40 ft Flood stage 20.0 ft Major 24.0 ft Jun 1, 1886: 25.70 ft, major flooding Aug 20, 1940: 23.42 ft, moderate flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per second May 7, 1941: 21.30 ft, minor flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per second Nov 1, 1941: 20.10 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per second Mar 26, 1943: 11.13 ft, below flood stage; 2,130 cubic feet per second May 7, 1944: 17.85 ft, below flood stage; 6,640 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1945: 21.28 ft, minor flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1946: 19.64 ft, action stage; 10,400 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 1947: 19.62 ft, action stage; 10,400 cubic feet per second Dec 16, 1947: 13.80 ft, below flood stage; 3,350 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1949: 21.18 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1950: 22.48 ft, moderate flooding; 24,200 cubic feet per second Jan 4, 1951: 11.74 ft, below flood stage; 2,540 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1952: 20.84 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per second May 18, 1953: 32.80 ft, major flooding; 144,000 cubic feet per second May 2, 1954: 22.78 ft, moderate flooding; 28,600 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 1955: 20.32 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 1956: 16.15 ft, below flood stage; 5,540 cubic feet per second Dec 24, 1956: 19.65 ft, action stage; 10,600 cubic feet per second Sep 22, 1958: 20.65 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per second Feb 5, 1959: 15.80 ft, below flood stage; 5,440 cubic feet per second Jan 18, 1960: 10.86 ft, below flood stage; 2,670 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 1961: 19.11 ft, action stage; 10,600 cubic feet per second Dec 19, 1961: 20.12 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per second Dec 25, 1962: 12.61 ft, below flood stage; 3,500 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1964: 18.52 ft, below flood stage; 9,050 cubic feet per second Dec 13, 1964: 16.93 ft, below flood stage; 6,480 cubic feet per second Nov 13, 1966: 23.87 ft, moderate flooding; 36,700 cubic feet per second Jan 11, 1968: 19.39 ft, action stage; 10,700 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1969: 16.90 ft, below flood stage; 6,090 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1970: 8.41 ft, below flood stage; 1,770 cubic feet per second Oct 13, 1970: 16.23 ft, below flood stage; 5,560 cubic feet per second Dec 7, 1971: 21.85 ft, minor flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per second Mar 26, 1973: 22.10 ft, moderate flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per second Jan 21, 1974: 19.68 ft, action stage; 11,700 cubic feet per second May 5, 1975: 18.52 ft, below flood stage; 9,130 cubic feet per second Oct 28, 1975: 16.97 ft, below flood stage; 7,200 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1977: 16.65 ft, below flood stage; 6,840 cubic feet per second Dec 1, 1977: 19.21 ft, action stage; 10,500 cubic feet per second Sep 22, 1979: 21.31 ft, minor flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1980: 19.06 ft, action stage; 9,960 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 1980: 20.32 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per second Jun 7, 1981: 19.14 ft, action stage; 10,300 cubic feet per second Dec 28, 1982: 25.67 ft, major flooding; 45,100 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1983: 20.06 ft, minor flooding Feb 14, 1984: 23.15 ft, moderate flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per second Oct 22, 1984: 24.31 ft, major flooding; 34,700 cubic feet per second Oct 31, 1985: 21.46 ft, minor flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per second Nov 28, 1986: 16.43 ft, below flood stage; 6,620 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 1987: 18.96 ft, below flood stage; 9,740 cubic feet per second Nov 18, 1987: 22.52 ft, moderate flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1988: 14.89 ft, below flood stage; 5,220 cubic feet per second Jun 29, 1989: 25.80 ft, major flooding; 46,200 cubic feet per second Jul 3, 1989: 19.01 ft, action stage; 9,840 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 1990: 19.85 ft, action stage; 12,300 cubic feet per second May 10, 1991: 19.42 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per second Dec 15, 1991: 22.47 ft, moderate flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1992: 18.02 ft, below flood stage; 8,330 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1993: 19.02 ft, action stage; 9,950 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1993: 16.17 ft, below flood stage; 6,410 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1994: 20.43 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1995: 17.72 ft, below flood stage; 7,990 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 1995: 23.41 ft, moderate flooding; 29,000 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1995: 21.82 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per second Oct 6, 1995: 14.29 ft, below flood stage; 4,710 cubic feet per second Dec 22, 1995: 16.56 ft, below flood stage; 6,790 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 1997: 17.91 ft, below flood stage; 8,200 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1997: 19.73 ft, action stage; 11,900 cubic feet per second Jan 9, 1998: 18.68 ft, below flood stage; 9,300 cubic feet per second Sep 14, 1998: 18.61 ft, below flood stage; 9,190 cubic feet per second Dec 14, 1998: 19.24 ft, action stage; 10,500 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1999: 20.56 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1999: 20.94 ft, minor flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per second May 8, 2000: 10.26 ft, below flood stage; 2,590 cubic feet per second Jun 11, 2001: 12.70 ft, below flood stage; 3,590 cubic feet per second Oct 15, 2001: 21.38 ft, minor flooding Nov 30, 2001: 24.75 ft, major flooding; 37,900 cubic feet per second Nov 5, 2002: 23.80 ft, moderate flooding; 32,800 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 2004: 18.64 ft, below flood stage; 9,460 cubic feet per second May 13, 2004: 20.02 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per second Nov 26, 2004: 15.28 ft, below flood stage; 5,570 cubic feet per second Oct 22, 2006: 18.82 ft, below flood stage; 9,524 cubic feet per second Jan 2, 2007: 19.00 ft, action stage; 9,794 cubic feet per second Sep 3, 2008: 20.47 ft, minor flooding Mar 28, 2009: 16.51 ft, below flood stage Aug 19, 2010: 20.19 ft, minor flooding Sep 5, 2011: 17.59 ft, below flood stage Feb 16, 2012: 18.87 ft, below flood stage Jan 11, 2013: 21.06 ft, minor flooding Apr 7, 2014: 12.57 ft, below flood stage Nov 18, 2015: 17.77 ft, below flood stage Aug 13, 2016: 20.60 ft, minor flooding Apr 30, 2017: 19.69 ft, action stage Dec 28, 2018: 16.62 ft, below flood stage Jul 16, 2019: 21.40 ft, minor flooding Jan 3, 2020: 18.98 ft, below flood stage Apr 24, 2021: 18.95 ft, below flood stage Oct 24, 2022: 19.10 ft, action stage Jan 30, 2023: 17.18 ft, below flood stage Nov 10, 2024: 17.84 ft, below flood stage Jan 31, 2025: 15.94 ft, below flood stage Highest, 32.80 ft, May 18, 1953 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bayou Des Glaises Diversion Ch. at Moreauville 1880s: 1 1890s: 0 1900s: 0 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 5 1950s: 6 1960s: 2 1970s: 3 1980s: 8 8 1990s: 6 2000s: 5 2010s: 4 2020s: 0 1880s 1900s 1920s 1940s 1960s 1980s 2000s 2020s 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. 05 Other gauges in Avoyelles Parish Avoyelles Parish: every hazard · River floods across the country · Louisiana
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MRVL1, 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.