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Red River above Red River Lock 1

Highest listed crest 58.33 ftFlood stage 53.0 ft23 crests since 1985

The Red River above Red River Lock 1 crested above flood stage 5 times among the 23 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1985 to 2016. The highest, 58.33 ft on March 21, 2016, was minor flooding, 5.33 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Red River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
58.33 ft
March 21, 2016; 187,884 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
53.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 21, 2016
58.33 ft, minor flooding
Location
Catahoula Parish
Louisiana
Identifiers
NWS RRAL1
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, Red River above Red River Lock 1
Flood stage (minor)53.05Mar 21, 2016Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

23 crests from 1985 to 2016. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Red River above Red River Lock 1, 1985 to 2016 4045505560ft Flood stage 53.0 ft Mar 29, 1985: 46.10 ft, below flood stageMar 24, 1987: 47.80 ft, below flood stageJan 8, 1988: 50.20 ft, below flood stageJul 8, 1989: 51.10 ft, below flood stageMay 21, 1990: 54.10 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 1991: 56.00 ft, minor floodingDec 29, 1992: 44.00 ft, below flood stageApr 24, 1993: 46.40 ft, below flood stageMar 13, 1994: 47.90 ft, below flood stageJul 3, 2004: 41.81 ft, below flood stageJan 20, 2005: 43.68 ft, below flood stageJul 22, 2006: 41.09 ft, below flood stageJan 24, 2007: 47.27 ft, below flood stageApr 16, 2008: 49.21 ft, below flood stageNov 8, 2009: 51.88 ft, below flood stageFeb 16, 2010: 48.77 ft, below flood stageMay 27, 2011: 48.08 ft, below flood stageMar 27, 2012: 45.84 ft, below flood stageAug 26, 2013: 43.43 ft, below flood stageApr 7, 2014: 40.88 ft, below flood stageJun 14, 2015: 53.52 ft, minor flooding; 142,785 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2016: 53.01 ft, minor flooding; 140,449 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2016: 58.33 ft, minor flooding; 187,884 cubic feet per second Highest, 58.33 ft, Mar 21, 2016 199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Red River above Red River Lock 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 3 1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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

Highest listed crests, Red River above Red River Lock 1
1Mar 21, 201658.33+5.33Minor187,884
2May 11, 199156.00+3.00Minor—
3May 21, 199054.10+1.10Minor—
4Jun 14, 201553.52+0.52Minor142,785
5Jan 18, 201653.01+0.01Minor140,449
6Nov 8, 200951.88−1.12Below flood stage—
7Jul 8, 198951.10−1.90Below flood stage—
8Jan 8, 198850.20−2.80Below flood stage—
9Apr 16, 200849.21−3.79Below flood stage—
10Feb 16, 201048.77−4.23Below flood stage—
11May 27, 201148.08−4.92Below flood stage—
12Mar 13, 199447.90−5.10Below flood stage—
13Mar 24, 198747.80−5.20Below flood stage—
14Jan 24, 200747.27−5.73Below flood stage—
15Apr 24, 199346.40−6.60Below flood stage—
16Mar 29, 198546.10−6.90Below flood stage—
17Mar 27, 201245.84−7.16Below flood stage—
18Dec 29, 199244.00−9.00Below flood stage—
19Jan 20, 200543.68−9.32Below flood stage—
20Aug 26, 201343.43−9.57Below flood stage—
21Jul 3, 200441.81−11.19Below flood stage—
22Jul 22, 200641.09−11.91Below flood stage—
23Apr 7, 201440.88−12.12Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Red River

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

March 21, 2016: 58.33 ft here, minor flooding

  • Grand EcoreLA · Mar 17, 2016 · 41.89 ft · Major
  • AlexandriaLA · Mar 19, 2016 · 38.32 ft · Moderate
  • CoushattaLA · Mar 16, 2016 · 36.87 ft · Moderate
  • ShreveportLA · Mar 15, 2016 · 31.79 ft · Moderate

May 11, 1991: 56.00 ft here, minor flooding

May 21, 1990: 54.10 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Red River

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

Flood gauges on the Red River
Red River Lock 1 this gaugeLA53.058.33 ft, Mar 21, 20160
AlexandriaLA32.045.23 ft, Apr 17, 194510
Arthur CityOK27.043.20 ft, May 28, 19088
CoushattaLA31.039.90 ft, Apr 7, 19456
FultonAR27.037.40 ft, Apr 2, 19453
Grand EcoreLA33.044.70 ft, Apr 10, 194511
IndexAR25.034.40 ft, Feb 23, 19388
ShreveportLA30.045.90 ft, Aug 10, 184937
Spring Bank FerryAR37.044.23 ft, Jun 7, 20151
Dekalb - Pecan PointTX24.036.00 ft, Feb 15, 19388

Other gauges in Catahoula Parish

Flood gauges in Catahoula Parish
Jonesville L&D50.064.50 ft, May 3, 19271

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RRAL1, 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.