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Bayou Dorcheat at Dixie Inn

Highest listed crest 25.95 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft44 crests since 1930

The Bayou Dorcheat at Dixie Inn crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 44 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1930 to 2021. The highest, 25.95 ft on March 12, 2016, was major flooding, 11.95 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Bayou Dorcheat crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.95 ft
March 12, 2016; 41,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major
4
40th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
March 4, 2021
22.30 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Webster Parish
Near Minden (3.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Bayou Dorcheat at Dixie Inn
Action stage13.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.020Apr 1, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.020Mar 4, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage24.04Mar 12, 2016Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

44 crests from 1930 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bayou Dorcheat at Dixie Inn, 1930 to 2021 14161820222426ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 24.0 ft May 21, 1930: 22.95 ft, moderate flooding; 40,000 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1933: 21.12 ft, moderate flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1937: 18.70 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1938: 20.50 ft, moderate flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1939: 18.80 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1941: 19.63 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1942: 18.47 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1944: 20.36 ft, moderate flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1945: 20.84 ft, moderate flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1946: 18.85 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1950: 19.85 ft, minor flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1953: 20.78 ft, moderate flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1957: 22.12 ft, moderate flooding; 23,100 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1958: 24.90 ft, major flooding; 44,800 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1962: 18.71 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1964: 19.54 ft, minor flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1966: 19.90 ft, minor flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1973: 20.96 ft, moderate flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1974: 23.31 ft, moderate flooding; 27,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1975: 22.35 ft, moderate flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1983: 18.93 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1988: 21.62 ft, moderate flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1989: 19.27 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1990: 22.38 ft, moderate flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1991: 23.49 ft, moderate flooding; 28,200 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1997: 25.12 ft, major flooding; 38,200 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1999: 21.02 ft, moderate flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2001: 22.20 ft, moderate floodingMar 24, 2002: 18.60 ft, minor floodingOct 18, 2009: 23.20 ft, moderate floodingNov 2, 2009: 24.05 ft, major floodingFeb 14, 2010: 14.70 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 2012: 17.40 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 2013: 16.20 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 2014: 14.55 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 2015: 20.60 ft, moderate flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2016: 14.61 ft, minor flooding; 5,200 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2016: 25.95 ft, major flooding; 41,000 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2016: 14.42 ft, minor flooding; 5,000 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2016: 16.87 ft, minor flooding; 9,500 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2018: 20.69 ft, moderate flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2018: 15.45 ft, minor flooding; 6,070 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2019: 20.43 ft, moderate flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2021: 22.30 ft, moderate flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.95 ft, Mar 12, 2016 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bayou Dorcheat at Dixie Inn 1930s: 5 1940s: 5 1950s: 4 1960s: 3 1970s: 3 1980s: 3 1990s: 4 2000s: 4 2010s: 12 12 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

Highest listed crests, Bayou Dorcheat at Dixie Inn
1Mar 12, 201625.95+11.95Major41,000
2Apr 8, 199725.12+11.12Major38,200
3May 1, 195824.90+10.90Major44,800
4Nov 2, 200924.05+10.05Major—
5Apr 16, 199123.49+9.49Moderate28,200
6Jun 12, 197423.31+9.31Moderate27,300
7Oct 18, 200923.20+9.20Moderate—
8May 21, 193022.95+8.95Moderate40,000
9Mar 12, 199022.38+8.38Moderate22,600
10Feb 6, 197522.35+8.35Moderate22,500
11Mar 4, 202122.30+8.30Moderate22,200
12Mar 4, 200122.20+8.20Moderate—
13May 2, 195722.12+8.12Moderate23,100
14Jan 1, 198821.62+7.62Moderate19,400
15Jul 26, 193321.12+7.12Moderate25,000
16Jan 31, 199921.02+7.02Moderate17,500
17Apr 29, 197320.96+6.96Moderate19,000
18May 5, 194520.84+6.84Moderate21,600
19May 18, 195320.78+6.78Moderate16,900
20Mar 1, 201820.69+6.69Moderate16,400
21Mar 16, 201520.60+6.60Moderate16,000
22Dec 31, 193820.50+6.50Moderate22,300
23Apr 11, 201920.43+6.43Moderate15,700
24May 7, 194420.36+6.36Moderate20,800
25May 5, 196619.90+5.90Minor16,600
26Jan 18, 195019.85+5.85Minor15,900
27May 8, 194119.63+5.63Minor17,000
28Apr 29, 196419.54+5.54Minor14,900
29Jul 5, 198919.27+5.27Minor12,800
30Jan 1, 198318.93+4.93Minor12,000
31Jan 12, 194618.85+4.85Minor14,500
32Feb 5, 193918.80+4.80Minor14,300
33Dec 19, 196218.71+4.71Minor11,900
34Jan 26, 193718.70+4.70Minor14,500
35Mar 24, 200218.60+4.60Minor—
36May 1, 194218.47+4.47Minor12,900
37Mar 25, 201217.40+3.40Minor—
38May 7, 201616.87+2.87Minor9,500
39Dec 27, 201316.20+2.20Minor—
40Apr 1, 201815.45+1.45Minor6,070
41Feb 14, 201014.70+0.70Minor—
42Jan 3, 201614.61+0.61Minor5,200
43Apr 11, 201414.55+0.55Minor—
44Apr 26, 201614.42+0.42Minor5,000

The worst floods along the Bayou Dorcheat

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

March 12, 2016: 25.95 ft here, major flooding

April 8, 1997: 25.12 ft here, major flooding

May 1, 1958: 24.90 ft here, major flooding

  • SpringhillLA · Apr 28, 1958 · 22.79 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the Bayou Dorcheat

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

Flood gauges on the Bayou Dorcheat
SpringhillLA11.022.79 ft, Apr 28, 19583
Dixie Inn this gaugeLA14.025.95 ft, Mar 12, 20164
Lake BistineauLA142.5150.16 ft, Mar 13, 20168

Other gauges in Webster Parish

Flood gauges in Webster Parish
Springhill11.022.79 ft, Apr 28, 19583

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MNEL1, 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.