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Black River at Jonesville L&D

Highest listed crest 64.50 ftFlood stage 50.0 ft29 crests since 1927

The Black River at Jonesville L&D crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 29 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1927 to 2020. The highest, 64.50 ft on May 3, 1927, was major flooding, 14.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
64.50 ft
May 3, 1927
Flood stage
50.0 ft
Major flooding from 60.0 ft
Crests at major
1
66th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
April 26, 2020
50.80 ft, minor flooding
Location
Catahoula Parish
Louisiana
Identifiers
NWS JNEL1
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, Black River at Jonesville L&D
Action stage49.02Jan 15, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)50.06Apr 26, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage52.012May 22, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage60.01May 3, 1927Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

29 crests from 1927 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Black River at Jonesville L&D, 1927 to 2020 4550556065ft Flood stage 50.0 ftMajor 60.0 ft May 3, 1927: 64.50 ft, major floodingMay 17, 1973: 59.65 ft, moderate floodingFeb 6, 1974: 53.60 ft, moderate floodingJun 26, 1974: 48.40 ft, below flood stageMay 16, 1975: 55.01 ft, moderate floodingApr 29, 1979: 53.50 ft, moderate floodingJan 9, 1983: 53.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 30, 1983: 52.90 ft, moderate floodingJul 10, 1989: 48.30 ft, below flood stageJun 11, 1990: 50.30 ft, minor floodingJan 26, 1991: 48.00 ft, below flood stageMay 14, 1991: 55.30 ft, moderate floodingMar 22, 1997: 51.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 10, 1999: 48.70 ft, below flood stageMar 15, 2001: 51.30 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 2008: 48.04 ft, below flood stageMay 30, 2009: 48.12 ft, below flood stageNov 5, 2009: 48.05 ft, below flood stageMay 26, 2011: 48.75 ft, below flood stageJan 24, 2016: 49.60 ft, action stageMar 18, 2016: 52.07 ft, moderate floodingMar 22, 2016: 53.70 ft, moderate floodingMar 19, 2018: 52.80 ft, moderate floodingJan 15, 2019: 49.09 ft, action stageMar 17, 2019: 50.40 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2019: 53.60 ft, moderate floodingMay 22, 2019: 54.50 ft, moderate floodingFeb 29, 2020: 50.90 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2020: 50.80 ft, minor flooding Highest, 64.50 ft, May 3, 1927 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Black River at Jonesville L&D 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 4 1980s: 2 1990s: 3 2000s: 1 2010s: 6 6 2020s: 2 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Black River at Jonesville L&D
1May 3, 192764.50+14.50Major—
2May 17, 197359.65+9.65Moderate—
3May 14, 199155.30+5.30Moderate—
4May 16, 197555.01+5.01Moderate—
5May 22, 201954.50+4.50Moderate—
6Mar 22, 201653.70+3.70Moderate—
7Feb 6, 197453.60+3.60Moderate—
8Apr 26, 201953.60+3.60Moderate—
9Apr 29, 197953.50+3.50Moderate—
10Jan 9, 198353.50+3.50Moderate—
11May 30, 198352.90+2.90Moderate—
12Mar 19, 201852.80+2.80Moderate—
13Mar 18, 201652.07+2.07Moderate—
14Mar 15, 200151.30+1.30Minor—
15Mar 22, 199751.20+1.20Minor—
16Feb 29, 202050.90+0.90Minor—
17Apr 26, 202050.80+0.80Minor—
18Mar 17, 201950.40+0.40Minor—
19Jun 11, 199050.30+0.30Minor—
20Jan 24, 201649.60−0.40Action—
21Jan 15, 201949.09−0.91Action—
22May 26, 201148.75−1.25Below flood stage—
23Feb 10, 199948.70−1.30Below flood stage—
24Jun 26, 197448.40−1.60Below flood stage—
25Jul 10, 198948.30−1.70Below flood stage—
26May 30, 200948.12−1.88Below flood stage—
27Nov 5, 200948.05−1.95Below flood stage—
28Apr 28, 200848.04−1.96Below flood stage—
29Jan 26, 199148.00−2.00Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Black River

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

May 17, 1973: 59.65 ft here, moderate flooding

  • AcmeLA · May 16, 1973 · 58.05 ft · Major

May 14, 1991: 55.30 ft here, moderate flooding

  • AcmeLA · May 11, 1991 · 50.00 ft · Minor

May 22, 2019: 54.50 ft here, moderate flooding

  • AcmeLA · May 21, 2019 · 50.37 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Black River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Black River
AcmeLA48.062.70 ft, May 17, 19274
Jonesville L&D this gaugeLA50.064.50 ft, May 3, 19271

Other gauges in Catahoula Parish

Flood gauges in Catahoula Parish
Red River Lock 153.058.33 ft, Mar 21, 20160

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge JNEL1, 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.