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Mississippi River at Red River Landing

Highest listed crest 63.39 ftFlood stage 48.0 ft97 crests since 1851

The Mississippi River at Red River Landing crested above flood stage 91 times among the 97 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1851 to 2025. The highest, 63.39 ft on May 18, 2011, was moderate flooding, 15.39 feet above flood stage. 11 other gauges on the Mississippi River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
63.39 ft
May 18, 2011
Flood stage
48.0 ft
Major flooding from 64.0 ft
Crests at major
0
91 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 1, 2025
59.51 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Pointe Coupee Parish
Louisiana
Identifiers
NWS RRLL1
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, Mississippi River at Red River Landing
Action stage40.06Mar 30, 2012The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)48.058Mar 23, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage55.033May 1, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage64.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

97 crests from 1851 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mississippi River at Red River Landing, 1851 to 2025 404550556065ft Flood stage 48.0 ftMajor 64.0 ft Apr 1, 1851: 49.89 ft, minor floodingJul 13, 1858: 49.19 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1874: 50.54 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 1876: 48.90 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1882: 51.99 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 1883: 48.69 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 1884: 50.79 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1890: 52.16 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 1891: 48.97 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 1892: 52.36 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 1893: 51.21 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 1897: 53.69 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 1903: 53.57 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1906: 48.19 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 1907: 50.42 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 1908: 52.33 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 1909: 49.53 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 1912: 56.69 ft, moderate floodingMay 8, 1913: 54.07 ft, minor floodingMar 2, 1916: 55.94 ft, moderate floodingApr 28, 1917: 51.11 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 1920: 54.14 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 1921: 48.29 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 1922: 58.79 ft, moderate floodingApr 14, 1923: 51.79 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 1927: 60.94 ft, moderate flooding; 1,779,000 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1928: 49.49 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 1929: 55.89 ft, moderate floodingMar 5, 1932: 55.89 ft, moderate floodingJun 12, 1933: 51.49 ft, minor floodingApr 20, 1935: 51.46 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 1937: 58.99 ft, moderate floodingApr 28, 1938: 50.09 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1939: 51.59 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 1943: 51.94 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 1944: 54.24 ft, minor floodingApr 29, 1945: 59.89 ft, moderate floodingJan 30, 1946: 49.49 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 1948: 48.79 ft, minor floodingFeb 23, 1949: 51.44 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 1950: 57.19 ft, moderate floodingJun 10, 1957: 48.05 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 1961: 51.09 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1962: 49.19 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 1964: 49.09 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 1973: 58.22 ft, moderate floodingFeb 17, 1974: 53.72 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 1975: 56.73 ft, moderate floodingApr 12, 1978: 48.44 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1979: 59.19 ft, moderate floodingApr 14, 1980: 52.17 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 1982: 51.27 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 1983: 60.52 ft, moderate floodingMay 29, 1984: 56.14 ft, moderate floodingMar 20, 1985: 53.15 ft, minor floodingDec 19, 1986: 45.15 ft, action stageMar 15, 1987: 47.90 ft, action stageJan 9, 1988: 47.65 ft, action stageMar 11, 1989: 52.20 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 1990: 54.54 ft, minor floodingJan 24, 1991: 56.37 ft, moderate floodingDec 31, 1992: 45.55 ft, action stageMay 21, 1993: 53.45 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 1994: 56.40 ft, moderate floodingJun 15, 1995: 56.80 ft, moderate floodingJun 5, 1996: 52.88 ft, minor floodingMar 24, 1997: 61.61 ft, moderate floodingMay 19, 1998: 52.98 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 1999: 53.68 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 2001: 52.32 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 2002: 58.60 ft, moderate floodingJun 4, 2002: 54.98 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 2003: 51.44 ft, minor floodingDec 24, 2004: 50.26 ft, minor floodingFeb 3, 2005: 55.10 ft, moderate floodingMar 27, 2006: 42.86 ft, action stageJan 29, 2007: 48.60 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 2008: 60.70 ft, moderate floodingMay 31, 2009: 58.05 ft, moderate floodingFeb 14, 2010: 52.37 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 2011: 63.39 ft, moderate floodingMar 30, 2012: 47.74 ft, action stageMay 25, 2013: 53.09 ft, minor floodingApr 22, 2014: 48.76 ft, minor floodingJul 26, 2015: 56.15 ft, moderate flooding; 1,275,099 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2016: 60.71 ft, moderate floodingMar 10, 2016: 48.00 ft, minor flooding; 944,992 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2016: 55.80 ft, moderate floodingMay 27, 2017: 57.73 ft, moderate floodingMar 19, 2018: 61.22 ft, moderate floodingJan 21, 2019: 55.90 ft, moderate floodingMar 19, 2019: 61.94 ft, moderate floodingApr 16, 2020: 61.42 ft, moderate floodingApr 15, 2021: 55.92 ft, moderate floodingMay 18, 2021: 49.37 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 2022: 52.74 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2025: 59.51 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 63.39 ft, May 18, 2011 1880192019602000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mississippi River at Red River Landing 1850s: 2 1860s: 0 1870s: 2 1880s: 3 1890s: 5 1900s: 5 1910s: 4 1920s: 7 1930s: 6 1940s: 6 1950s: 2 1960s: 3 1970s: 5 1980s: 6 1990s: 9 2000s: 9 2010s: 12 12 2020s: 5 1850s1870s1890s1910s1930s1950s1970s1990s2010s
  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 97 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Mississippi River at Red River Landing
1May 18, 201163.39+15.39Moderate—
2Mar 19, 201961.94+13.94Moderate—
3Mar 24, 199761.61+13.61Moderate—
4Apr 16, 202061.42+13.42Moderate—
5Mar 19, 201861.22+13.22Moderate—
6May 14, 192760.94+12.94Moderate1,779,000
7Jan 19, 201660.71+12.71Moderate—
8Apr 24, 200860.70+12.70Moderate—
9Jun 5, 198360.52+12.52Moderate—
10Apr 29, 194559.89+11.89Moderate—
11May 1, 202559.51+11.51Moderate—
12Apr 23, 197959.19+11.19Moderate—
13Feb 27, 193758.99+10.99Moderate—
14May 15, 192258.79+10.79Moderate—
15Apr 15, 200258.60+10.60Moderate—
16May 13, 197358.22+10.22Moderate—
17May 31, 200958.05+10.05Moderate—
18May 27, 201757.73+9.73Moderate—
19Mar 4, 195057.19+9.19Moderate—
20Jun 15, 199556.80+8.80Moderate—
21Apr 15, 197556.73+8.73Moderate—
22May 11, 191256.69+8.69Moderate—
23May 11, 199456.40+8.40Moderate—
24Jan 24, 199156.37+8.37Moderate—
25Jul 26, 201556.15+8.15Moderate1,275,099
26May 29, 198456.14+8.14Moderate—
27Mar 2, 191655.94+7.94Moderate—
28Apr 15, 202155.92+7.92Moderate—
29Jan 21, 201955.90+7.90Moderate—
30Jun 8, 192955.89+7.89Moderate—
31Mar 5, 193255.89+7.89Moderate—
32Mar 21, 201655.80+7.80Moderate—
33Feb 3, 200555.10+7.10Moderate—
34Jun 4, 200254.98+6.98Minor—
35Jun 12, 199054.54+6.54Minor—
36May 18, 194454.24+6.24Minor—
37May 20, 192054.14+6.14Minor—
38May 8, 191354.07+6.07Minor—
39Feb 17, 197453.72+5.72Minor—
40May 14, 189753.69+5.69Minor—
41Feb 15, 199953.68+5.68Minor—
42Apr 8, 190353.57+5.57Minor—
43May 21, 199353.45+5.45Minor—
44Mar 20, 198553.15+5.15Minor—
45May 25, 201353.09+5.09Minor—
46May 19, 199852.98+4.98Minor—
47Jun 5, 199652.88+4.88Minor—
48Mar 23, 202252.74+4.74Minor—
49Feb 14, 201052.37+4.37Minor—
50Jun 27, 189252.36+4.36Minor—

The worst floods along the Mississippi River

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

May 18, 2011: 63.39 ft here, moderate flooding

March 19, 2019: 61.94 ft here, moderate flooding

  • NatchezMS · Mar 12, 2019 · 57.91 ft · Major
  • VicksburgLA · Mar 12, 2019 · 51.47 ft · Major
  • Baton RougeLA · Mar 18, 2019 · 44.18 ft · Major
  • BurlingtonIL · Mar 25, 2019 · 20.51 ft · Major
  • GreenvilleAR · Mar 12, 2019 · 56.95 ft · Moderate
  • DonaldsonvilleLA · Mar 19, 2019 · 32.07 ft · Moderate
  • ReserveLA · Mar 18, 2019 · 24.07 ft · Moderate

March 24, 1997: 61.61 ft here, moderate flooding

  • Baton RougeLA · Mar 26, 1997 · 43.79 ft · Major
  • NatchezMS · Mar 26, 1997 · 56.30 ft · Moderate
  • GreenvilleAR · Mar 21, 1997 · 54.50 ft · Moderate
  • VicksburgLA · Mar 22, 1997 · 49.10 ft · Moderate
  • Arkansas CityAR · Mar 21, 1997 · 43.70 ft · Moderate
  • New MadridMO · Mar 17, 1997 · 42.94 ft · Moderate
  • DonaldsonvilleLA · Mar 26, 1997 · 32.28 ft · Moderate
  • HelenaAR · Mar 19, 1997 · 48.41 ft · Minor
  • ReserveLA · Mar 20, 1997 · 23.99 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Mississippi River

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

Flood gauges on the Mississippi River
TiptonvilleMO37.048.35 ft, May 5, 20112
Alma - Pool 5MN672.0672.13 ft, Apr 16, 20010
AltonIL21.039.55 ft, Aug 1, 19937
Baton RougeLA35.047.28 ft, May 15, 192731
BellevueIL17.023.51 ft, Apr 26, 196511
BrainerdMN16.017.61 ft, Jun 28, 20120
BrownsvilleMN635.0640.20 ft, Apr 22, 19650
BurlingtonIL15.025.73 ft, Jun 17, 200836
CamancheIA17.024.65 ft, Apr 28, 196520
Canton Lock and Dam 20MO15.027.88 ft, Jul 9, 19933
Cape GirardeauMO32.048.86 ft, Jan 2, 201615
CaruthersvilleMO32.047.61 ft, May 7, 20112
ChesterIL27.049.74 ft, Aug 7, 19939
Clarksville Lock and Dam 24MO25.037.73 ft, Jul 29, 199310
ClaytonIA620.0627.28 ft, Apr 24, 19650
DakotaMN644.0649.08 ft, Apr 21, 19650
DonaldsonvilleLA27.036.01 ft, May 15, 19273
Dubuque (LD11)IA16.025.69 ft, Apr 26, 196513
Dubuque (Railroad Bridge)IA17.026.81 ft, Apr 26, 196518
Fort RipleyMN10.514.15 ft, Apr 8, 19970
Fridley abv 37th Ave NEMN16.020.00 ft, Apr 17, 19656
FultonIL16.024.75 ft, Apr 28, 196513
GladstoneIL10.022.46 ft, Jun 17, 200824
GraftonIL20.038.17 ft, Aug 1, 199315
Gregory LandingMO15.028.49 ft, Jul 9, 19934
HannibalMO17.031.80 ft, Jul 15, 199310
HelenaAR44.060.21 ft, Feb 12, 19374
HerculaneumMO26.029.79 ft, Jul 10, 20240
HickmanKY34.054.29 ft, May 2, 20113
Hwy 169 at ChamplinMN12.017.96 ft, Apr 12, 19653
Hwy 610 in Brooklyn ParkMN12.019.53 ft, Apr 17, 19654
Illinois CityIA15.024.10 ft, Jul 9, 199321
KeithsburgIA14.024.49 ft, Jun 17, 200822
KeokukIA16.027.58 ft, Jul 10, 199324
La Crosse - Pool 8WI12.017.89 ft, Apr 22, 19654
LaGrangeMO17.030.00 ft, Jul 13, 19934
Lake CityWI16.022.18 ft, Apr 19, 19653
Lansing - Pool 9IA17.022.50 ft, Apr 24, 19651
LeClaireIA11.017.75 ft, Apr 28, 196516
LouisianaMO15.028.40 ft, Jul 28, 19934
McGregorIA16.025.38 ft, Apr 24, 19653
Mel Price (Alton) Lock and DamIL21.042.72 ft, Aug 1, 19938
MemphisTN34.048.70 ft, Feb 10, 19372
MuscatineIA16.025.61 ft, Jul 9, 199321
NatchezMS48.061.95 ft, May 19, 20116
New BostonIL15.025.90 ft, Jul 9, 199322
New MadridMO34.048.35 ft, May 6, 20114
New OrleansLA17.021.27 ft, Apr 25, 19225
OsceolaAR28.050.90 ft, Feb 7, 193742
QuincyIL19.032.13 ft, Jul 13, 19937
Quincy Lock and Dam 21IL18.031.30 ft, Jul 13, 19937
Red River Landing this gaugeLA48.063.39 ft, May 18, 20110
Red WingMN14.020.70 ft, Apr 18, 19659
ReserveLA22.026.00 ft, Jun 11, 19291
Rock IslandIL15.022.70 ft, May 2, 201920
Saverton Lock and Dam 22MO16.029.58 ft, Jul 25, 19939
St. CloudMN9.011.44 ft, Apr 8, 19971
St. LouisMO30.049.58 ft, Aug 1, 19939
St. PaulMN14.026.01 ft, Apr 16, 196516
ThebesIL33.047.74 ft, Jan 2, 201612
Tunica Mhoon LandingMS30.053.20 ft, Feb 10, 19375
VicksburgLA43.057.10 ft, May 19, 201112
Wabasha - Pool 4MN12.020.05 ft, Apr 19, 19657
Winfield Lock and Dam 25MO26.039.62 ft, Aug 1, 19939
Winona - Pool 6MN13.020.77 ft, Apr 19, 19655
Lock and Dam 10 - GuttenbergIA15.023.65 ft, Apr 24, 19652
Lock and Dam 2 - HastingsMN15.025.90 ft, Apr 17, 196512
Lock and Dam 3 - Red WingMN680.5687.77 ft, Apr 19, 19658
Lock and Dam 4 - AlmaWI16.019.78 ft, Apr 19, 19652
Lock and Dam 5 - Minnesota CityMN660.0667.85 ft, Apr 19, 19654
Lock and Dam 5a - WinonaMN655.0663.35 ft, Apr 19, 19654
Lock and Dam 6 - TrempealeauMN647.0653.02 ft, Apr 21, 19654
Lock and Dam 7 - La CrescentMN641.0647.38 ft, Apr 21, 19652
Lock and Dam 8 - GenoaWI631.0638.40 ft, Apr 22, 19653
Lock and Dam 9 - LynxvilleWI625.0633.16 ft, Apr 24, 19653
AitkinMN13.022.49 ft, May 20, 195011
Arkansas CityAR37.059.20 ft, Apr 21, 192715
GreenvilleAR48.065.40 ft, Apr 21, 192718

Pointe Coupee Parish: every hazard · River floods across the country · Louisiana

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RRLL1, 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.