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Bayou Dorcheat near Springhill

Highest listed crest 22.79 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft71 crests since 1958

The Bayou Dorcheat near Springhill crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 71 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1958 to 2021. The highest, 22.79 ft on April 28, 1958, was major flooding, 11.79 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Bayou Dorcheat crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.79 ft
April 28, 1958; 36,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
3
46th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
March 2, 2021
18.48 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Webster 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 near Springhill
Action stage10.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.058Dec 11, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.010Mar 2, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.03Mar 11, 2016Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

71 crests from 1958 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bayou Dorcheat near Springhill, 1958 to 2021 10152025ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Apr 28, 1958: 22.79 ft, major flooding; 36,400 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1964: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1965: 15.66 ft, minor flooding; 7,920 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1966: 17.27 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1972: 15.65 ft, minor flooding; 9,300 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1973: 17.68 ft, minor flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 1973: 16.46 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1973: 15.65 ft, minor flooding; 9,300 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1974: 18.35 ft, moderate flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1974: 20.81 ft, moderate flooding; 30,500 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1974: 20.81 ft, moderate flooding; 30,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1975: 17.07 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1975: 15.94 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1979: 15.54 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1982: 16.68 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 1984: 15.63 ft, minor flooding; 9,140 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1986: 15.78 ft, minor flooding; 9,670 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1987: 16.38 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1989: 16.56 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1989: 15.97 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1990: 17.05 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1990: 19.56 ft, moderate flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1990: 15.89 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1990: 15.97 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1990: 15.92 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1991: 18.63 ft, moderate flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1991: 16.53 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1992: 16.12 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1997: 21.97 ft, major flooding; 36,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1999: 16.96 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1999: 15.56 ft, minor flooding; 7,580 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2001: 17.20 ft, minor floodingDec 21, 2001: 19.50 ft, moderate floodingOct 16, 2009: 20.50 ft, moderate floodingOct 31, 2009: 20.69 ft, moderate floodingFeb 12, 2010: 14.10 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 2012: 15.40 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 2012: 13.10 ft, minor floodingNov 27, 2013: 13.60 ft, minor floodingDec 24, 2013: 15.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 10, 2014: 12.30 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 2014: 13.20 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 2014: 13.90 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2015: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondNov 22, 2015: 12.42 ft, minor flooding; 1,560 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 2015: 13.60 ft, minor flooding; 2,600 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2015: 12.65 ft, minor flooding; 1,730 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2015: 14.59 ft, minor flooding; 4,550 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2016: 11.89 ft, minor flooding; 1,200 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 2016: 12.62 ft, minor flooding; 1,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2016: 14.13 ft, minor flooding; 3,500 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2016: 21.20 ft, major flooding; 29,000 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2016: 13.16 ft, minor flooding; 2,150 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2016: 12.68 ft, minor flooding; 1,750 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2016: 14.26 ft, minor flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2016: 16.10 ft, minor flooding; 8,300 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2016: 14.46 ft, minor flooding; 4,300 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2016: 14.08 ft, minor flooding; 3,420 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2017: 13.12 ft, minor flooding; 2,120 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 2017: 13.64 ft, minor flooding; 2,670 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2017: 12.05 ft, minor flooding; 1,300 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2017: 11.84 ft, minor flooding; 1,200 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2017: 13.34 ft, minor flooding; 2,440 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2017: 15.21 ft, minor flooding; 6,600 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2017: 14.45 ft, minor flooding; 4,900 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2017: 13.34 ft, minor flooding; 2,440 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2018: 17.64 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2018: 13.98 ft, minor flooding; 3,600 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2018: 15.64 ft, minor flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2019: 18.39 ft, moderate flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2021: 18.48 ft, moderate flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.79 ft, Apr 28, 1958 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bayou Dorcheat near Springhill 1950s: 1 1960s: 3 1970s: 10 1980s: 6 1990s: 11 2000s: 4 2010s: 35 35 2020s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 71 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Bayou Dorcheat near Springhill
1Apr 28, 195822.79+11.79Major36,400
2Apr 6, 199721.97+10.97Major36,700
3Mar 11, 201621.20+10.20Major29,000
4May 10, 197420.81+9.81Moderate30,500
5Jun 10, 197420.81+9.81Moderate30,500
6Oct 31, 200920.69+9.69Moderate—
7Oct 16, 200920.50+9.50Moderate—
8Mar 10, 199019.56+8.56Moderate25,100
9Dec 21, 200119.50+8.50Moderate—
10Apr 30, 199118.63+7.63Moderate20,700
11Mar 2, 202118.48+7.48Moderate17,000
12Apr 9, 201918.39+7.39Moderate17,200
13Apr 24, 197418.35+7.35Moderate20,700
14Apr 26, 197317.68+6.68Minor19,200
15Feb 25, 201817.64+6.64Minor13,500
16May 3, 196617.27+6.27Minor12,700
17Mar 2, 200117.20+6.20Minor—
18Feb 4, 197517.07+6.07Minor15,600
19Feb 4, 199017.05+6.05Minor14,700
20Mar 14, 201517.00+6.00Minor13,700
21Feb 1, 199916.96+5.96Minor12,800
22Dec 29, 198216.68+5.68Minor10,500
23Apr 26, 196416.60+5.60Minor10,700
24Apr 1, 198916.56+5.56Minor12,600
25May 5, 199116.53+5.53Minor12,500
26Dec 6, 197316.46+5.46Minor13,100
27Dec 30, 198716.38+5.38Minor11,900
28Mar 12, 199216.12+5.12Minor10,900
29May 3, 201616.10+5.10Minor8,300
30Jul 3, 198915.97+4.97Minor10,400
31May 20, 199015.97+4.97Minor10,400
32May 4, 197515.94+4.94Minor11,100
33Jun 6, 199015.92+4.92Minor10,200
34Apr 10, 199015.89+4.89Minor10,100
35Dec 11, 198615.78+4.78Minor9,670
36Feb 13, 196515.66+4.66Minor7,920
37Dec 12, 197215.65+4.65Minor9,300
38Dec 12, 197315.65+4.65Minor9,300
39Dec 11, 201815.64+4.64Minor7,500
40Oct 25, 198415.63+4.63Minor9,140
41Dec 24, 201315.60+4.60Minor—
42Apr 7, 199915.56+4.56Minor7,580
43Apr 25, 197915.54+4.54Minor10,200
44Mar 23, 201215.40+4.40Minor—
45Apr 14, 201715.21+4.21Minor6,600
46Dec 31, 201514.59+3.59Minor4,550
47Jun 18, 201614.46+3.46Minor4,300
48Apr 18, 201714.45+3.45Minor4,900
49Apr 23, 201614.26+3.26Minor3,800
50Feb 27, 201614.13+3.13Minor3,500

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.

April 28, 1958: 22.79 ft here, major flooding

  • Dixie InnLA · May 1, 1958 · 24.90 ft · Major

April 6, 1997: 21.97 ft here, major flooding

  • Dixie InnLA · Apr 8, 1997 · 25.12 ft · Major

March 11, 2016: 21.20 ft here, major flooding

  • Lake BistineauLA · Mar 13, 2016 · 150.16 ft · Major · its highest
  • Dixie InnLA · Mar 12, 2016 · 25.95 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
Springhill this gaugeLA11.022.79 ft, Apr 28, 19583
Dixie InnLA14.025.95 ft, Mar 12, 20164
Lake BistineauLA142.5150.16 ft, Mar 13, 20168

Other gauges in Webster Parish

Flood gauges in Webster Parish
Dixie Inn14.025.95 ft, Mar 12, 20164

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SPHL1, 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.