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Red River at Grand Ecore

Highest listed crest 44.70 ftFlood stage 33.0 ft41 crests since 1914

The Red River at Grand Ecore crested at major flood stage 11 times among the 41 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1914 to 2019. The highest, 44.70 ft on April 10, 1945, was major flooding, 11.70 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Red River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
44.70 ft
April 10, 1945; 280,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
33.0 ft
Major flooding from 39.0 ft
Crests at major
11
16th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
May 15, 2019
36.97 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Natchitoches Parish
Near Natchitoches (5.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Red River at Grand Ecore
Action stage32.01Dec 28, 1924The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)33.018May 7, 2016Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage36.09May 15, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage39.011Mar 17, 2016Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

41 crests from 1914 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Red River at Grand Ecore, 1914 to 2019 30354045ft Flood stage 33.0 ftMajor 39.0 ft Apr 12, 1914: 31.80 ft, below flood stage; 132,000 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1915: 34.70 ft, minor flooding; 162,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1916: 35.70 ft, minor flooding; 139,000 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1920: 35.10 ft, minor flooding; 166,000 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1922: 33.30 ft, minor flooding; 148,000 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1924: 32.00 ft, action stage; 134,000 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1927: 40.20 ft, major flooding; 224,000 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1930: 39.30 ft, major flooding; 214,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1932: 38.90 ft, moderate flooding; 209,000 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1935: 37.90 ft, moderate flooding; 198,000 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1938: 38.20 ft, moderate flooding; 188,000 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1941: 36.00 ft, moderate flooding; 150,000 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1942: 39.70 ft, major flooding; 170,000 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1944: 36.30 ft, moderate flooding; 150,000 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1945: 44.70 ft, major flooding; 280,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1946: 33.40 ft, minor flooding; 138,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1949: 35.20 ft, minor flooding; 174,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1950: 37.10 ft, moderate flooding; 194,000 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1952: 33.90 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 1953: 40.50 ft, major floodingMay 10, 1957: 42.00 ft, major floodingMay 11, 1958: 41.90 ft, major floodingMay 7, 1966: 37.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 31, 1968: 33.60 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1973: 34.80 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 1987: 31.80 ft, below flood stageDec 21, 1989: 33.10 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 1990: 40.70 ft, major floodingMay 9, 1991: 35.10 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 1997: 35.50 ft, minor floodingJan 16, 1998: 35.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 22, 2001: 34.00 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 2001: 39.40 ft, major floodingDec 23, 2001: 34.40 ft, minor floodingOct 21, 2009: 34.80 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 2015: 42.03 ft, major flooding; 210,000 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2016: 34.79 ft, minor flooding; 151,000 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2016: 41.89 ft, major flooding; 207,000 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2016: 35.85 ft, minor flooding; 154,500 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2018: 37.67 ft, moderate flooding; 160,000 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2019: 36.97 ft, moderate flooding; 158,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 44.70 ft, Apr 10, 1945 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Red River at Grand Ecore 1910s: 2 1920s: 3 1930s: 4 1940s: 6 6 1950s: 5 1960s: 2 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 4 2000s: 4 2010s: 6 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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 at Grand Ecore
1Apr 10, 194544.70+11.70Major280,000
2Jun 13, 201542.03+9.03Major210,000
3May 10, 195742.00+9.00Major—
4May 11, 195841.90+8.90Major—
5Mar 17, 201641.89+8.89Major207,000
6May 18, 199040.70+7.70Major—
7May 22, 195340.50+7.50Major—
8May 7, 192740.20+7.20Major224,000
9May 8, 194239.70+6.70Major170,000
10Mar 9, 200139.40+6.40Major—
11May 31, 193039.30+6.30Major214,000
12Feb 2, 193238.90+5.90Moderate209,000
13Mar 4, 193838.20+5.20Moderate188,000
14May 31, 193537.90+4.90Moderate198,000
15Mar 6, 201837.67+4.67Moderate160,000
16Feb 22, 195037.10+4.10Moderate194,000
17May 7, 196637.00+4.00Moderate—
18May 15, 201936.97+3.97Moderate158,000
19May 12, 194436.30+3.30Moderate150,000
20May 15, 194136.00+3.00Moderate150,000
21May 7, 201635.85+2.85Minor154,500
22Feb 12, 191635.70+2.70Minor139,000
23Mar 8, 199735.50+2.50Minor—
24Feb 4, 194935.20+2.20Minor174,000
25May 29, 192035.10+2.10Minor166,000
26May 9, 199135.10+2.10Minor—
27Jan 16, 199835.10+2.10Minor—
28May 1, 197334.80+1.80Minor—
29Oct 21, 200934.80+1.80Minor—
30Jan 5, 201634.79+1.79Minor151,000
31May 13, 191534.70+1.70Minor162,000
32Dec 23, 200134.40+1.40Minor—
33Feb 22, 200134.00+1.00Minor—
34Apr 30, 195233.90+0.90Minor—
35May 31, 196833.60+0.60Minor—
36Feb 23, 194633.40+0.40Minor138,000
37May 7, 192233.30+0.30Minor148,000
38Dec 21, 198933.10+0.10Minor—
39Dec 28, 192432.00−1.00Action134,000
40Apr 12, 191431.80−1.20Below flood stage132,000
41Dec 31, 198731.80−1.20Below 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.

April 10, 1945: 44.70 ft here, major flooding

  • AlexandriaLA · Apr 17, 1945 · 45.23 ft · Major · its highest
  • CoushattaLA · Apr 7, 1945 · 39.90 ft · Major · its highest
  • ShreveportLA · Apr 7, 1945 · 38.30 ft · Major

June 13, 2015: 42.03 ft here, major flooding

May 10, 1957: 42.00 ft here, major 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 1LA53.058.33 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 Ecore this gaugeLA33.044.70 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

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GREL1, 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.