Lake Palourde above Morgan City

Highest listed crest 6.14 ftFlood stage 5.0 ft8 crests since 2011

The Lake Palourde above Morgan City crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2011 to 2024. The highest, 6.14 ft on September 16, 2024, was major flooding, 1.14 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 6.14 ft; September 16, 2024
Flood stage: 5.0 ft; Major flooding from 6.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 66th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest: September 16, 2024; 6.14 ft, major flooding
Location: St. Mary Parish; Near Morgan City (0.7 mi)
Identifiers: NWS LEPL1; 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, Lake Palourde above Morgan City

Action stage	4.0	6	Jan 10, 2016	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	5.0	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	5.5	1	May 19, 2019	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	6.0	1	Sep 16, 2024	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 2011 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Lake Palourde above Morgan City

1	Sep 16, 2024	6.14	+1.14	Major	—
2	May 19, 2019	5.64	+0.64	Moderate	—
3	Apr 28, 2015	4.64	−0.36	Action	—
4	Jun 1, 2013	4.59	−0.41	Action	—
5	Jan 10, 2016	4.57	−0.43	Action	—
6	Jun 1, 2014	4.31	−0.69	Action	—
7	May 14, 2011	4.16	−0.84	Action	—
8	Apr 4, 2012	4.15	−0.85	Action	—

Other gauges in St. Mary Parish

Flood gauges in St. Mary Parish

Morgan City	6.0	10.53 ft, May 28, 1973	0
Tide Station (LCH) at Vermilion Bay near Cypremort Point	4.0	9.41 ft, Oct 10, 2020	2

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LEPL1, 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.