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Bayou Rouge near Palmetto

Highest listed crest 27.55 ftFlood stage 26.0 ft8 crests since 2018

The Bayou Rouge near Palmetto crested above flood stage 1 time among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2025. The highest, 27.55 ft on July 19, 2019, was moderate flooding, 1.55 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
27.55 ft
July 19, 2019
Flood stage
26.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 19, 2019
27.55 ft, moderate flooding
Location
St. Landry Parish
Louisiana
Identifiers
NWS BAPL1
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Bayou Rouge near Palmetto
Action stage25.04Jan 28, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)26.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage27.01Jul 19, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 2018 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bayou Rouge near Palmetto, 2018 to 2025 2425262728ft Flood stage 26.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft Dec 29, 2018: 24.69 ft, below flood stageJul 19, 2019: 27.55 ft, moderate floodingOct 11, 2020: 24.79 ft, below flood stageApr 26, 2021: 25.33 ft, action stageDec 16, 2022: 25.92 ft, action stageJan 31, 2023: 25.57 ft, action stageJan 28, 2024: 25.04 ft, action stageMay 8, 2025: 24.13 ft, below flood stage Highest, 27.55 ft, Jul 19, 2019 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bayou Rouge near Palmetto 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 2010s2020s
  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 Rouge near Palmetto
1Jul 19, 201927.55+1.55Moderate—
2Dec 16, 202225.92−0.08Action—
3Jan 31, 202325.57−0.43Action—
4Apr 26, 202125.33−0.67Action—
5Jan 28, 202425.04−0.96Action—
6Oct 11, 202024.79−1.21Below flood stage—
7Dec 29, 201824.69−1.31Below flood stage—
8May 8, 202524.13−1.87Below flood stage—

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
Eunice16.022.37 ft, Aug 15, 20167

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BAPL1, 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.