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Bogue Chitto River at Franklinton

Highest listed crest 29.60 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft110 crests since 1900

The Bogue Chitto River at Franklinton crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 110 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1900 to 2026. The highest, 29.60 ft on April 15, 1900, was major flooding, 17.60 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.60 ft
April 15, 1900
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
5
33rd of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
May 10, 2026
14.00 ft, minor flooding
Location
Washington Parish
Louisiana

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Bogue Chitto River at Franklinton
Action stage10.014Jan 5, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.033May 10, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.045Aug 31, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.05Mar 11, 2016Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

110 crests from 1900 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bogue Chitto River at Franklinton, 1900 to 2026 0102030ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Apr 15, 1900: 29.60 ft, major floodingMar 2, 1922: 13.00 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1923: 19.00 ft, moderate flooding; 44,500 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1923: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1925: 20.90 ft, moderate flooding; 64,400 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1926: 16.50 ft, moderate flooding; 25,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1927: 19.50 ft, moderate flooding; 49,500 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1928: 17.60 ft, moderate flooding; 32,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1929: 19.00 ft, moderate flooding; 44,500 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1929: 19.40 ft, moderate flooding; 48,500 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 1930: 11.30 ft, action stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1932: 14.80 ft, minor flooding; 18,900 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1933: 19.40 ft, moderate flooding; 48,500 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1934: 13.50 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1935: 12.80 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1936: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1937: 17.30 ft, moderate flooding; 30,500 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1938: 18.00 ft, moderate flooding; 35,600 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1939: 14.65 ft, minor flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1940: 10.63 ft, action stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 1940: 12.36 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1942: 9.63 ft, below flood stage; 8,740 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1943: 19.46 ft, moderate flooding; 50,000 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1944: 15.19 ft, minor flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1945: 10.53 ft, action stage; 9,700 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1946: 10.63 ft, action stage; 9,880 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1947: 16.18 ft, moderate flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1948: 16.01 ft, moderate flooding; 23,100 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1949: 16.32 ft, moderate flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1950: 18.59 ft, moderate flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1951: 16.32 ft, moderate flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1952: 5.04 ft, below flood stage; 3,010 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1953: 18.29 ft, moderate flooding; 38,000 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1953: 9.38 ft, below flood stage; 8,020 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1955: 19.26 ft, moderate flooding; 48,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1956: 12.75 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1957: 10.38 ft, action stage; 9,770 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1957: 10.10 ft, action stage; 9,350 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1959: 10.05 ft, action stage; 9,200 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1960: 10.56 ft, action stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1961: 19.37 ft, moderate flooding; 49,200 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1962: 18.40 ft, moderate flooding; 38,800 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1963: 7.80 ft, below flood stage; 6,720 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1964: 13.64 ft, minor flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1964: 16.50 ft, moderate flooding; 27,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1966: 18.45 ft, moderate flooding; 39,200 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1967: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1967: 10.20 ft, action stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1969: 13.70 ft, minor flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1970: 4.20 ft, below flood stage; 2,820 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1971: 19.00 ft, moderate flooding; 44,000 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1971: 17.10 ft, moderate flooding; 30,100 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1973: 18.60 ft, moderate flooding; 40,500 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1974: 19.02 ft, moderate flooding; 44,200 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1975: 18.05 ft, moderate flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1976: 6.86 ft, below flood stage; 5,530 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1977: 17.75 ft, moderate flooding; 34,000 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1978: 12.31 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1979: 16.71 ft, moderate flooding; 28,200 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1980: 20.55 ft, moderate flooding; 56,700 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1981: 7.12 ft, below flood stage; 5,850 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1982: 10.71 ft, action stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1983: 24.69 ft, major flooding; 125,000 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1983: 9.98 ft, below flood stage; 9,970 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 1984: 13.23 ft, minor flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1985: 13.63 ft, minor flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1987: 17.36 ft, moderate flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1988: 15.04 ft, minor flooding; 21,300 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1989: 14.81 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1990: 21.16 ft, major flooding; 67,000 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1991: 14.39 ft, minor flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1992: 13.31 ft, minor flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1993: 19.00 ft, moderate flooding; 44,000 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1994: 19.47 ft, moderate flooding; 48,300 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1995: 12.29 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1995: 10.78 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1996: 7.25 ft, below flood stageApr 29, 1997: 18.07 ft, moderate flooding; 36,200 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 16.16 ft, moderate flooding; 25,700 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1999: 16.50 ft, moderate flooding; 27,200 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2000: 3.56 ft, below flood stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2001: 17.83 ft, moderate flooding; 34,500 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2002: 13.96 ft, minor flooding; 18,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2003: 18.38 ft, moderate flooding; 38,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2004: 14.93 ft, minor flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2005: 11.24 ft, action stage; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2006: 5.43 ft, below flood stage; 3,970 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2006: 12.40 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 2008: 12.06 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2009: 19.21 ft, moderate flooding; 45,900 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2010: 14.55 ft, minor flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 14.33 ft, minor flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 2012: 22.13 ft, major flooding; 80,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2013: 15.86 ft, minor flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2014: 15.71 ft, minor flooding; 23,900 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2015: 7.35 ft, below flood stage; 6,140 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2015: 7.52 ft, below flood stageMar 11, 2016: 24.27 ft, major flooding; 121,493 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2016: 20.65 ft, moderate flooding; 59,983 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2017: 11.32 ft, action stageDec 28, 2018: 17.90 ft, moderate floodingJan 5, 2019: 11.51 ft, action stageFeb 7, 2020: 12.99 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 2021: 19.80 ft, moderate floodingApr 16, 2021: 14.24 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2021: 12.89 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 2021: 19.39 ft, moderate floodingJun 7, 2021: 16.33 ft, moderate floodingAug 31, 2021: 16.23 ft, moderate floodingMay 10, 2026: 14.00 ft, minor flooding Highest, 29.60 ft, Apr 15, 1900 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bogue Chitto River at Franklinton 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 9 9 1930s: 8 1940s: 6 1950s: 5 1960s: 7 1970s: 8 1980s: 7 1990s: 9 2000s: 7 2010s: 8 2020s: 8 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 110 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Bogue Chitto River at Franklinton
1Apr 15, 190029.60+17.60Major—
2Apr 7, 198324.69+12.69Major125,000
3Mar 11, 201624.27+12.27Major121,493
4Aug 31, 201222.13+10.13Major80,300
5Jan 26, 199021.16+9.16Major67,000
6Jan 18, 192520.90+8.90Moderate64,400
7Aug 12, 201620.65+8.65Moderate59,983
8Mar 30, 198020.55+8.55Moderate56,700
9Mar 26, 202119.80+7.80Moderate—
10Feb 14, 192719.50+7.50Moderate49,500
11Jan 29, 199419.47+7.47Moderate48,300
12Mar 21, 194319.46+7.46Moderate50,000
13Nov 15, 192919.40+7.40Moderate48,500
14Mar 1, 193319.40+7.40Moderate48,500
15May 13, 202119.39+7.39Moderate—
16Feb 22, 196119.37+7.37Moderate49,200
17Apr 15, 195519.26+7.26Moderate48,000
18Mar 29, 200919.21+7.21Moderate45,900
19Apr 15, 197419.02+7.02Moderate44,200
20Apr 6, 192319.00+7.00Moderate44,500
21Feb 17, 192919.00+7.00Moderate44,500
22Mar 10, 197119.00+7.00Moderate44,000
23Jan 21, 199319.00+7.00Moderate44,000
24Mar 27, 197318.60+6.60Moderate40,500
25Jan 8, 195018.59+6.59Moderate40,700
26Feb 13, 196618.45+6.45Moderate39,200
27Apr 28, 196218.40+6.40Moderate38,800
28Feb 24, 200318.38+6.38Moderate38,600
29Aug 23, 195318.29+6.29Moderate38,000
30Apr 29, 199718.07+6.07Moderate36,200
31May 9, 197518.05+6.05Moderate36,000
32Apr 9, 193818.00+6.00Moderate35,600
33Dec 28, 201817.90+5.90Moderate—
34Mar 5, 200117.83+5.83Moderate34,500
35Apr 23, 197717.75+5.75Moderate34,000
36Jun 5, 192817.60+5.60Moderate32,600
37Mar 1, 198717.36+5.36Moderate31,600
38Jan 21, 193717.30+5.30Moderate30,500
39Dec 9, 197117.10+5.10Moderate30,100
40Feb 24, 197916.71+4.71Moderate28,200
41Jan 6, 192616.50+4.50Moderate25,500
42Oct 7, 196416.50+4.50Moderate27,200
43Mar 14, 199916.50+4.50Moderate27,200
44Jun 7, 202116.33+4.33Moderate—
45May 2, 194916.32+4.32Moderate24,600
46Mar 31, 195116.32+4.32Moderate24,600
47Aug 31, 202116.23+4.23Moderate—
48Apr 2, 194716.18+4.18Moderate24,100
49Jan 8, 199816.16+4.16Moderate25,700
50Mar 6, 194816.01+4.01Moderate23,100

The worst floods along the Bogue Chitto River

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

April 7, 1983: 24.69 ft here, major flooding

  • TylertownMS · Apr 7, 1983 · 34.62 ft · Major
  • BushLA · Apr 8, 1983 · 21.22 ft · Major

March 11, 2016: 24.27 ft here, major flooding

  • TylertownMS · Mar 11, 2016 · 28.91 ft · Major
  • BushLA · Mar 13, 2016 · 21.36 ft · Major · its highest

August 31, 2012: 22.13 ft here, major flooding

  • TylertownMS · Aug 31, 2012 · 29.95 ft · Major
  • BushLA · Sep 2, 2012 · 19.82 ft · Major

Gauges on the Bogue Chitto River

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

Flood gauges on the Bogue Chitto River
TylertownMS15.034.70 ft, Feb 1, 193628
Franklinton this gaugeLA12.029.60 ft, Apr 15, 19005
BushLA11.021.36 ft, Mar 13, 20163

Other gauges in Washington Parish

Flood gauges in Washington Parish
Bogalusa18.023.23 ft, Apr 24, 19791

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FRNL1, 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.