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Bayou Dorcheat at Lake Bistineau

Highest listed crest 150.16 ftFlood stage 142.5 ft21 crests since 1974

The Bayou Dorcheat at Lake Bistineau crested at major flood stage 8 times among the 21 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1974 to 2021. The highest, 150.16 ft on March 13, 2016, was major flooding, 7.66 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
150.16 ft
March 13, 2016; 134,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
142.5 ft
Major flooding from 145.0 ft
Crests at major
8
18th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
March 6, 2021
144.70 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Bossier 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 Dorcheat at Lake Bistineau
Action stage142.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)142.58Apr 6, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage144.05Mar 6, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage145.08Mar 3, 2018Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

21 crests from 1974 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bayou Dorcheat at Lake Bistineau, 1974 to 2021 142144146148150152ft Flood stage 142.5 ftMajor 145.0 ft Jun 15, 1974: 144.60 ft, moderate floodingFeb 8, 1975: 144.60 ft, moderate floodingMay 8, 1975: 143.90 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 1979: 143.70 ft, minor floodingJan 3, 1983: 143.50 ft, minor floodingJan 3, 1988: 143.70 ft, minor floodingJul 4, 1989: 145.37 ft, major floodingFeb 8, 1990: 144.53 ft, moderate floodingApr 18, 1991: 147.79 ft, major floodingJan 8, 1998: 142.88 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 1999: 145.48 ft, major floodingMar 5, 2001: 147.10 ft, major floodingDec 23, 2001: 143.70 ft, minor floodingNov 4, 2009: 147.48 ft, major floodingMar 25, 2012: 143.50 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 2015: 144.50 ft, moderate flooding; 5,120 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2015: 145.28 ft, major flooding; 1,300 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2016: 150.16 ft, major flooding; 134,000 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2018: 145.07 ft, major flooding; 36,900 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2018: 142.61 ft, minor flooding; 8,770 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2021: 144.70 ft, moderate flooding; 31,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 150.16 ft, Mar 13, 2016 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bayou Dorcheat at Lake Bistineau 1970s: 4 1980s: 3 1990s: 4 2000s: 3 2010s: 6 6 2020s: 1 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 Lake Bistineau
1Mar 13, 2016150.16+7.66Major134,000
2Apr 18, 1991147.79+5.29Major—
3Nov 4, 2009147.48+4.98Major—
4Mar 5, 2001147.10+4.60Major—
5Feb 1, 1999145.48+2.98Major—
6Jul 4, 1989145.37+2.87Major—
7Jun 12, 2015145.28+2.78Major1,300
8Mar 3, 2018145.07+2.57Major36,900
9Mar 6, 2021144.70+2.20Moderate31,300
10Jun 15, 1974144.60+2.10Moderate—
11Feb 8, 1975144.60+2.10Moderate—
12Feb 8, 1990144.53+2.03Moderate—
13Mar 19, 2015144.50+2.00Moderate5,120
14May 8, 1975143.90+1.40Minor—
15May 7, 1979143.70+1.20Minor—
16Jan 3, 1988143.70+1.20Minor—
17Dec 23, 2001143.70+1.20Minor—
18Jan 3, 1983143.50+1.00Minor—
19Mar 25, 2012143.50+1.00Minor—
20Jan 8, 1998142.88+0.38Minor—
21Apr 6, 2018142.61+0.11Minor8,770

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 13, 2016: 150.16 ft here, major flooding

  • Dixie InnLA · Mar 12, 2016 · 25.95 ft · Major · its highest
  • SpringhillLA · Mar 11, 2016 · 21.20 ft · Major

April 18, 1991: 147.79 ft here, major flooding

  • Dixie InnLA · Apr 16, 1991 · 23.49 ft · Moderate

November 4, 2009: 147.48 ft here, major flooding

  • Dixie InnLA · Nov 2, 2009 · 24.05 ft · Major
  • SpringhillLA · Oct 31, 2009 · 20.69 ft · Moderate

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 InnLA14.025.95 ft, Mar 12, 20164
Lake Bistineau this gaugeLA142.5150.16 ft, Mar 13, 20168

Other gauges in Bossier Parish

Flood gauges in Bossier Parish
Bayou Bodcau Lake172.0200.27 ft, Nov 5, 20091
Shreveport30.045.90 ft, Aug 10, 184937

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LBUL1, 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.