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Big Cypress Creek at Mooringsport (Caddo Lake)

Highest listed crest 182.92 ftFlood stage 172.0 ft21 crests since 1945

The Big Cypress Creek at Mooringsport (Caddo Lake) crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 21 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1945 to 2018. The highest, 182.92 ft on May 5, 1958, was major flooding, 10.92 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
182.92 ft
May 5, 1958
Flood stage
172.0 ft
Major flooding from 178.0 ft
Crests at major
5
33rd of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
March 3, 2018
173.60 ft, minor flooding
Location
Caddo Parish
Louisiana

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Big Cypress Creek at Mooringsport (Caddo Lake)
Action stage171.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)172.08Mar 3, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage174.58Apr 5, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage178.05Mar 15, 2016Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

21 crests from 1945 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Big Cypress Creek at Mooringsport (Caddo Lake), 1945 to 2018 172174176178180182184ft Flood stage 172.0 ftMajor 178.0 ft Apr 5, 1945: 182.31 ft, major floodingMay 24, 1953: 176.64 ft, moderate floodingMay 4, 1957: 179.22 ft, major floodingMay 5, 1958: 182.92 ft, major floodingDec 16, 1961: 173.95 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 1966: 180.70 ft, major floodingApr 30, 1973: 175.78 ft, moderate floodingDec 8, 1974: 173.75 ft, minor floodingJan 1, 1988: 176.70 ft, moderate floodingApr 2, 1989: 177.10 ft, moderate floodingMar 13, 1990: 172.80 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 1991: 174.90 ft, moderate floodingMar 7, 2001: 175.60 ft, moderate floodingDec 21, 2001: 173.60 ft, minor floodingOct 20, 2009: 175.20 ft, moderate floodingMar 15, 2015: 173.05 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2015: 172.00 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2016: 173.00 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2016: 179.95 ft, major flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2016: 175.90 ft, moderate flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2018: 173.60 ft, minor flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per second Highest, 182.92 ft, May 5, 1958 1950196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Cypress Creek at Mooringsport (Caddo Lake) 1940s: 1 1950s: 3 1960s: 2 1970s: 2 1980s: 2 1990s: 2 2000s: 3 2010s: 6 6 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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.
  3. 14 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 174.34 ft on Apr 29, 1921; 174.14 ft on May 4, 1922; 173.44 ft on Apr 23, 1927; 173.84 ft on Dec 26, 1929; 178.74 ft on May 24, 1930; 175.24 ft on Jan 13, 1932; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Big Cypress Creek at Mooringsport (Caddo Lake)
1May 5, 1958182.92+10.92Major—
2Apr 5, 1945182.31+10.31Major—
3May 3, 1966180.70+8.70Major—
4Mar 15, 2016179.95+7.95Major31,000
5May 4, 1957179.22+7.22Major—
6Apr 2, 1989177.10+5.10Moderate—
7Jan 1, 1988176.70+4.70Moderate—
8May 24, 1953176.64+4.64Moderate—
9Apr 5, 2016175.90+3.90Moderate18,700
10Apr 30, 1973175.78+3.78Moderate—
11Mar 7, 2001175.60+3.60Moderate—
12Oct 20, 2009175.20+3.20Moderate—
13May 8, 1991174.90+2.90Moderate—
14Dec 16, 1961173.95+1.95Minor—
15Dec 8, 1974173.75+1.75Minor—
16Dec 21, 2001173.60+1.60Minor—
17Mar 3, 2018173.60+1.60Minor15,500
18Mar 15, 2015173.05+1.05Minor14,600
19Jan 4, 2016173.00+1.00Minor14,500
20Mar 13, 1990172.80+0.80Minor—
21May 14, 2015172.000.00Minor14,000

The worst floods along the Big Cypress Creek

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

April 5, 1945: 182.31 ft here, major flooding

  • PittsburgTX · Mar 30, 1945 · 28.30 ft · Major · its highest

March 15, 2016: 179.95 ft here, major flooding

  • PittsburgTX · Mar 10, 2016 · 19.37 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Big Cypress Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Big Cypress Creek
PittsburgTX15.028.30 ft, Mar 30, 19456
Mooringsport (Caddo Lake) this gaugeLA172.0182.92 ft, May 5, 19585

Other gauges in Caddo Parish

Flood gauges in Caddo Parish
Cross Lake at Shreveport173.0177.02 ft, Mar 10, 20163
Wallace Lake151.0160.23 ft, Mar 11, 20161

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LCOL1, 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.