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Natalbany River at Baptist

Highest listed crest 24.33 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft78 crests since 1944

The Natalbany River at Baptist crested above flood stage 18 times among the 78 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1944 to 2021. The highest, 24.33 ft on August 13, 2016, was moderate flooding, 8.33 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
24.33 ft
August 13, 2016; 22,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
0
18 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 30, 2021
18.72 ft, minor flooding
Location
Tangipahoa Parish
Near Hammond (5.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Natalbany River at Baptist
Action stage15.015Dec 28, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.016Aug 30, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.02Aug 13, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

78 crests from 1944 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Natalbany River at Baptist, 1944 to 2021 510152025ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft May 5, 1944: 12.00 ft, below flood stage; 1,580 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1944: 10.80 ft, below flood stage; 1,170 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1946: 12.64 ft, below flood stage; 2,040 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1947: 15.70 ft, action stage; 4,960 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1947: 14.68 ft, below flood stage; 3,890 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1948: 16.10 ft, minor flooding; 5,050 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1950: 16.57 ft, minor flooding; 5,540 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1951: 14.85 ft, below flood stage; 3,810 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1952: 12.23 ft, below flood stage; 1,630 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1953: 19.73 ft, minor flooding; 9,550 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1953: 13.72 ft, below flood stage; 2,810 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1955: 13.15 ft, below flood stage; 2,370 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1956: 13.37 ft, below flood stage; 2,510 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1957: 13.58 ft, below flood stage; 2,700 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1958: 12.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,980 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1959: 15.15 ft, action stage; 4,220 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1960: 12.66 ft, below flood stage; 1,980 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1961: 15.87 ft, action stage; 5,300 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 1961: 14.75 ft, below flood stage; 4,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1963: 9.23 ft, below flood stage; 788 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1964: 18.55 ft, minor flooding; 8,410 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1965: 13.66 ft, below flood stage; 3,150 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1966: 15.36 ft, action stage; 4,380 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1967: 18.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,390 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1968: 11.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,340 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1969: 15.30 ft, action stage; 4,040 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1970: 12.17 ft, below flood stage; 1,660 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1972: 16.01 ft, minor flooding; 3,960 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1973: 16.42 ft, minor flooding; 4,520 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1974: 17.84 ft, minor flooding; 7,080 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1975: 15.23 ft, action stage; 3,780 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1976: 11.62 ft, below flood stage; 1,510 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1977: 18.12 ft, minor flooding; 7,590 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1977: 13.70 ft, below flood stage; 2,530 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1979: 15.78 ft, action stage; 4,400 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1980: 15.08 ft, action stage; 3,630 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1981: 13.72 ft, below flood stage; 2,540 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1982: 12.09 ft, below flood stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1983: 20.80 ft, moderate flooding; 9,810 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1983: 14.35 ft, below flood stage; 2,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1985: 13.10 ft, below flood stage; 2,150 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 1985: 14.79 ft, below flood stage; 3,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1987: 15.16 ft, action stage; 3,470 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1988: 14.50 ft, below flood stage; 3,340 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1989: 13.67 ft, below flood stage; 2,470 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1990: 13.71 ft, below flood stage; 2,490 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1991: 14.83 ft, below flood stage; 3,230 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1992: 15.08 ft, action stage; 3,410 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1993: 17.79 ft, minor flooding; 5,910 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1994: 14.39 ft, below flood stage; 2,930 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1995: 15.81 ft, action stage; 3,980 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1996: 13.66 ft, below flood stage; 2,460 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 1996: 15.41 ft, action stage; 3,660 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1998: 14.28 ft, below flood stage; 2,850 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1999: 10.84 ft, below flood stage; 1,280 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 2000: 9.35 ft, below flood stage; 926 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2001: 15.56 ft, action stage; 3,780 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2002: 13.66 ft, below flood stage; 2,220 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2002: 13.30 ft, below flood stageJul 1, 2003: 16.37 ft, minor flooding; 4,210 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2004: 16.47 ft, minor flooding; 4,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2005: 12.48 ft, below flood stage; 1,610 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2006: 9.61 ft, below flood stage; 712 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2007: 14.65 ft, below flood stage; 2,850 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2008: 15.37 ft, action stage; 3,370 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2009: 13.56 ft, below flood stage; 2,160 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2009: 13.96 ft, below flood stage; 2,400 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 2011: 12.84 ft, below flood stage; 1,780 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 2012: 18.66 ft, minor flooding; 4,940 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2013: 17.40 ft, minor flooding; 4,630 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2014: 13.42 ft, below flood stage; 2,090 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2015: 12.69 ft, below flood stage; 1,710 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2016: 19.76 ft, minor flooding; 8,214 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 2016: 24.33 ft, moderate flooding; 22,100 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2017: 13.82 ft, below flood stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2018: 15.08 ft, action stage; 3,150 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2019: 14.46 ft, below flood stage; 2,720 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2021: 18.72 ft, minor flooding Highest, 24.33 ft, Aug 13, 2016 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Natalbany River at Baptist 1940s: 1 1950s: 2 1960s: 2 1970s: 4 4 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 2 2010s: 4 2020s: 1 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 78 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Natalbany River at Baptist
1Aug 13, 201624.33+8.33Moderate22,100
2Apr 7, 198320.80+4.80Moderate9,810
3Mar 11, 201619.76+3.76Minor8,214
4May 3, 195319.73+3.73Minor9,550
5Aug 30, 202118.72+2.72Minor—
6Aug 31, 201218.66+2.66Minor4,940
7Sep 28, 196418.55+2.55Minor8,410
8Apr 15, 196718.20+2.20Minor6,390
9Apr 21, 197718.12+2.12Minor7,590
10May 23, 197417.84+1.84Minor7,080
11Jan 21, 199317.79+1.79Minor5,910
12Jan 10, 201317.40+1.40Minor4,630
13Jun 7, 195016.57+0.57Minor5,540
14May 16, 200416.47+0.47Minor4,300
15Mar 25, 197316.42+0.42Minor4,520
16Jul 1, 200316.37+0.37Minor4,210
17Nov 26, 194816.10+0.10Minor5,050
18May 12, 197216.01+0.01Minor3,960
19Feb 21, 196115.87−0.13Action5,300
20Apr 11, 199515.81−0.19Action3,980
21Apr 23, 197915.78−0.22Action4,400
22Mar 13, 194715.70−0.30Action4,960
23Jun 8, 200115.56−0.44Action3,780
24Oct 26, 199615.41−0.59Action3,660
25May 15, 200815.37−0.63Action3,370
26Feb 13, 196615.36−0.64Action4,380
27Apr 14, 196915.30−0.70Action4,040
28Apr 15, 197515.23−0.77Action3,780
29Feb 27, 198715.16−0.84Action3,470
30May 31, 195915.15−0.85Action4,220
31Apr 13, 198015.08−0.92Action3,630
32Aug 28, 199215.08−0.92Action3,410
33Dec 28, 201815.08−0.92Action3,150
34Mar 18, 195114.85−1.15Below flood stage3,810
35May 10, 199114.83−1.17Below flood stage3,230
36Oct 30, 198514.79−1.21Below flood stage3,200
37Nov 13, 196114.75−1.25Below flood stage4,200
38Dec 11, 194714.68−1.32Below flood stage3,890
39Jan 1, 200714.65−1.35Below flood stage2,850
40Feb 19, 198814.50−1.50Below flood stage3,340
41May 10, 201914.46−1.54Below flood stage2,720
42Sep 16, 199414.39−1.61Below flood stage2,930
43Dec 11, 198314.35−1.65Below flood stage2,900
44Mar 8, 199814.28−1.72Below flood stage2,850
45Dec 18, 200913.96−2.04Below flood stage2,400
46Jan 23, 201713.82−2.18Below flood stage2,310
47Dec 9, 195313.72−2.28Below flood stage2,810
48Feb 10, 198113.72−2.28Below flood stage2,540
49Jan 25, 199013.71−2.29Below flood stage2,490
50Nov 30, 197713.70−2.30Below flood stage2,530

Other gauges in Tangipahoa Parish

Flood gauges in Tangipahoa Parish
Robert15.027.33 ft, Aug 13, 201613
Amite21.029.28 ft, Aug 12, 20160
Kentwood13.018.35 ft, Aug 12, 20167

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NRBL1, 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.