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Mississippi River at Reserve

Highest listed crest 26.00 ftFlood stage 22.0 ft91 crests since 1929

The Mississippi River at Reserve crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 91 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1929 to 2025. The highest, 26.00 ft on June 11, 1929, was major flooding, 4.00 feet above flood stage. 7 other gauges on the Mississippi River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
26.00 ft
June 11, 1929
Flood stage
22.0 ft
Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major
1
66th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
May 3, 2025
23.47 ft, minor flooding
Identifiers
NWS RRVL1
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 Reserve
Action stage21.07Mar 16, 2016The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)22.025May 3, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.09Apr 17, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage26.01Jun 11, 1929Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

91 crests from 1929 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mississippi River at Reserve, 1929 to 2025 1015202530ft Flood stage 22.0 ftMajor 26.0 ft Jun 11, 1929: 26.00 ft, major floodingFeb 4, 1930: 19.40 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 1931: 13.80 ft, below flood stageMar 5, 1932: 25.60 ft, moderate floodingJun 14, 1933: 23.10 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1934: 16.40 ft, below flood stageJul 9, 1935: 23.60 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 1936: 19.50 ft, below flood stageFeb 26, 1937: 25.60 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 1938: 22.10 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 1939: 23.10 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 1940: 17.90 ft, below flood stageNov 16, 1941: 14.70 ft, below flood stageApr 29, 1942: 19.10 ft, below flood stageJun 13, 1943: 23.70 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 1944: 25.30 ft, moderate floodingApr 28, 1945: 25.90 ft, moderate floodingJan 30, 1946: 22.20 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1947: 20.60 ft, below flood stageApr 20, 1948: 21.40 ft, action stageFeb 22, 1949: 23.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 10, 1950: 25.60 ft, moderate floodingMar 20, 1951: 20.60 ft, below flood stageApr 13, 1952: 20.70 ft, below flood stageMay 29, 1953: 18.80 ft, below flood stageMay 19, 1954: 11.00 ft, below flood stageApr 13, 1955: 19.90 ft, below flood stageMar 19, 1956: 17.60 ft, below flood stageJun 11, 1957: 20.80 ft, below flood stageMay 24, 1958: 19.80 ft, below flood stageMar 5, 1959: 15.70 ft, below flood stageApr 23, 1960: 16.40 ft, below flood stageJun 2, 1961: 21.60 ft, action stageApr 12, 1962: 20.80 ft, below flood stageApr 8, 1963: 17.40 ft, below flood stageMay 11, 1964: 20.00 ft, below flood stageApr 27, 1965: 18.20 ft, below flood stageMar 4, 1966: 19.70 ft, below flood stageJun 2, 1967: 16.30 ft, below flood stageApr 15, 1968: 17.30 ft, below flood stageFeb 22, 1969: 19.30 ft, below flood stageMay 18, 1970: 19.00 ft, below flood stageMar 15, 1971: 18.00 ft, below flood stageDec 30, 1972: 18.20 ft, below flood stageApr 8, 1973: 24.50 ft, moderate floodingFeb 9, 1974: 23.00 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1975: 24.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 16, 1976: 15.30 ft, below flood stageApr 22, 1977: 16.80 ft, below flood stageApr 13, 1978: 18.80 ft, below flood stageApr 17, 1979: 23.60 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 1980: 22.50 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 1981: 15.60 ft, below flood stageDec 22, 1982: 20.40 ft, below flood stageJun 6, 1983: 23.90 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 1984: 23.40 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 1985: 22.00 ft, minor floodingDec 22, 1986: 17.70 ft, below flood stageMar 18, 1987: 18.40 ft, below flood stageJan 10, 1988: 18.45 ft, below flood stageMar 11, 1989: 20.67 ft, below flood stageJun 10, 1990: 21.67 ft, action stageJan 24, 1991: 23.19 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 1992: 16.84 ft, below flood stageMay 20, 1993: 21.10 ft, action stageMay 11, 1994: 23.07 ft, minor floodingJun 18, 1995: 23.46 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 1996: 20.61 ft, below flood stageMar 20, 1997: 23.99 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1998: 20.22 ft, below flood stageFeb 18, 1999: 21.13 ft, action stageApr 19, 2000: 12.20 ft, below flood stageMar 12, 2001: 20.04 ft, below flood stageJun 5, 2002: 21.78 ft, action stageJun 2, 2003: 19.62 ft, below flood stageDec 26, 2004: 19.47 ft, below flood stageFeb 2, 2005: 22.63 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 2006: 14.10 ft, below flood stageFeb 1, 2007: 18.10 ft, below flood stageApr 22, 2008: 23.70 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 2009: 23.14 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 2010: 19.89 ft, below flood stageApr 1, 2011: 19.46 ft, below flood stageMay 18, 2011: 23.97 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 2016: 23.94 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 2016: 21.54 ft, action stageJun 1, 2017: 22.97 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 2018: 23.87 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 2019: 24.07 ft, moderate floodingApr 17, 2020: 24.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 3, 2025: 23.47 ft, minor flooding Highest, 26.00 ft, Jun 11, 1929 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mississippi River at Reserve 1920s: 1 1930s: 6 6 1940s: 5 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 4 1980s: 4 1990s: 4 2000s: 3 2010s: 5 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

The 50 highest of 91 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Mississippi River at Reserve
1Jun 11, 192926.00+4.00Major—
2Apr 28, 194525.90+3.90Moderate—
3Mar 5, 193225.60+3.60Moderate—
4Feb 26, 193725.60+3.60Moderate—
5Feb 10, 195025.60+3.60Moderate—
6May 18, 194425.30+3.30Moderate—
7Apr 8, 197324.50+2.50Moderate—
8Apr 17, 202024.50+2.50Moderate—
9Mar 18, 201924.07+2.07Moderate—
10Apr 14, 197524.00+2.00Moderate—
11Mar 20, 199723.99+1.99Minor—
12May 18, 201123.97+1.97Minor—
13Jan 15, 201623.94+1.94Minor—
14Jun 6, 198323.90+1.90Minor—
15Mar 19, 201823.87+1.87Minor—
16Jun 13, 194323.70+1.70Minor—
17Apr 22, 200823.70+1.70Minor—
18Jul 9, 193523.60+1.60Minor—
19Feb 22, 194923.60+1.60Minor—
20Apr 17, 197923.60+1.60Minor—
21May 3, 202523.47+1.47Minor—
22Jun 18, 199523.46+1.46Minor—
23May 31, 198423.40+1.40Minor—
24Jan 24, 199123.19+1.19Minor—
25Jun 1, 200923.14+1.14Minor—
26Jun 14, 193323.10+1.10Minor—
27Apr 2, 193923.10+1.10Minor—
28May 11, 199423.07+1.07Minor—
29Feb 9, 197423.00+1.00Minor—
30Jun 1, 201722.97+0.97Minor—
31Feb 2, 200522.63+0.63Minor—
32Apr 13, 198022.50+0.50Minor—
33Jan 30, 194622.20+0.20Minor—
34Apr 30, 193822.10+0.10Minor—
35Mar 23, 198522.000.00Minor—
36Jun 5, 200221.78−0.22Action—
37Jun 10, 199021.67−0.33Action—
38Jun 2, 196121.60−0.40Action—
39Mar 16, 201621.54−0.46Action—
40Apr 20, 194821.40−0.60Action—
41Feb 18, 199921.13−0.87Action—
42May 20, 199321.10−0.90Action—
43Jun 11, 195720.80−1.20Below flood stage—
44Apr 12, 196220.80−1.20Below flood stage—
45Apr 13, 195220.70−1.30Below flood stage—
46Mar 11, 198920.67−1.33Below flood stage—
47Jun 8, 199620.61−1.39Below flood stage—
48May 9, 194720.60−1.40Below flood stage—
49Mar 20, 195120.60−1.40Below flood stage—
50Dec 22, 198220.40−1.60Below flood stage—

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.

June 11, 1929: 26.00 ft here, major flooding

April 28, 1945: 25.90 ft here, moderate flooding

March 5, 1932: 25.60 ft here, moderate flooding

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 LandingLA48.063.39 ft, May 18, 20110
Red WingMN14.020.70 ft, Apr 18, 19659
Reserve this gaugeLA22.026.00 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

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RRVL1, 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.