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Tangipahoa River at Robert

Highest listed crest 27.33 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft114 crests since 1921

The Tangipahoa River at Robert crested at major flood stage 13 times among the 114 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1921 to 2026. The highest, 27.33 ft on August 13, 2016, was major flooding, 12.33 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Tangipahoa River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
27.33 ft
August 13, 2016; 120,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
13
11th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
June 18, 2026
18.42 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Tangipahoa Parish
Near Hammond (5.6 mi), Covington (15.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Tangipahoa River at Robert
Action stage13.06Mar 26, 1976The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.050May 9, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.040Jun 18, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.013Aug 31, 2021Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

114 crests from 1921 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tangipahoa River at Robert, 1921 to 2026 51015202530ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Mar 14, 1921: 27.10 ft, major floodingJun 6, 1939: 14.72 ft, action stage; 6,000 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1940: 15.44 ft, minor flooding; 7,690 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1940: 16.48 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1942: 14.72 ft, action stage; 6,250 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1943: 20.87 ft, moderate flooding; 35,500 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1944: 15.55 ft, minor flooding; 8,860 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1945: 14.29 ft, action stage; 5,920 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1946: 15.75 ft, minor flooding; 9,410 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1947: 17.95 ft, minor flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1948: 18.95 ft, moderate flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1948: 19.14 ft, moderate flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1949: 19.60 ft, moderate flooding; 27,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1950: 17.27 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1951: 16.74 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1952: 11.55 ft, below flood stage; 2,800 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1953: 23.13 ft, major flooding; 50,500 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1953: 16.93 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1955: 17.11 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1956: 16.83 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1957: 15.73 ft, minor flooding; 7,690 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1957: 16.29 ft, minor flooding; 9,540 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1959: 16.75 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1960: 14.74 ft, action stage; 1,474 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1961: 21.28 ft, major flooding; 38,200 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1961: 20.02 ft, moderate flooding; 30,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1963: 10.51 ft, below flood stage; 2,040 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1964: 17.46 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1964: 17.36 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1966: 20.11 ft, moderate flooding; 30,800 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1967: 19.68 ft, moderate flooding; 28,100 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1968: 13.94 ft, action stage; 4,730 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1969: 18.01 ft, moderate flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1970: 12.70 ft, below flood stage; 3,680 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1971: 18.05 ft, moderate flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1971: 18.62 ft, moderate flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1973: 21.55 ft, major flooding; 37,900 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1974: 21.76 ft, major flooding; 39,500 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1975: 18.04 ft, moderate flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1976: 13.18 ft, action stage; 4,010 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1977: 20.95 ft, moderate flooding; 33,600 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1977: 17.57 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1979: 19.90 ft, moderate flooding; 26,300 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1980: 21.19 ft, major flooding; 35,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1981: 16.71 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1982: 15.41 ft, minor flooding; 7,190 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1982: 18.60 ft, moderate flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1983: 25.87 ft, major flooding; 85,000 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1983: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1984: 16.03 ft, minor flooding; 8,750 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1985: 17.05 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1985: 16.34 ft, minor flooding; 9,570 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1987: 19.08 ft, moderate flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1988: 19.19 ft, moderate flooding; 21,400 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1989: 17.79 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1990: 21.46 ft, major flooding; 36,200 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1991: 18.11 ft, moderate flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1992: 18.75 ft, moderate flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1993: 22.43 ft, major flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1994: 20.32 ft, moderate flooding; 22,900 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1995: 19.92 ft, moderate flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1995: 18.03 ft, moderate flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1996: 17.13 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1997: 18.99 ft, moderate flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 19.04 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1999: 18.16 ft, moderate flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1999: 9.76 ft, below flood stage; 1,480 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2001: 18.35 ft, moderate flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2002: 19.55 ft, moderate flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2003: 20.42 ft, moderate flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2004: 18.62 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2005: 16.33 ft, minor flooding; 8,140 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2006: 12.61 ft, below flood stage; 3,190 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2007: 18.48 ft, moderate flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2008: 17.29 ft, minor flooding; 8,800 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2009: 20.23 ft, moderate flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2009: 18.38 ft, moderate flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 18.51 ft, moderate flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2012: 23.95 ft, major flooding; 32,500 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2013: 20.31 ft, moderate flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2014: 17.91 ft, minor flooding; 9,830 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2015: 16.53 ft, minor flooding; 6,120 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2016: 25.52 ft, major flooding; 83,536 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 2016: 27.33 ft, major flooding; 120,000 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2017: 17.93 ft, minor flooding; 9,875 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2018: 20.19 ft, moderate flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2019: 18.30 ft, moderate flooding; 11,214 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2020: 17.05 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 2020: 15.55 ft, minor floodingJul 28, 2020: 17.59 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2021: 17.97 ft, minor floodingFeb 19, 2021: 16.01 ft, minor floodingMar 28, 2021: 16.33 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 2021: 19.32 ft, moderate floodingApr 26, 2021: 16.14 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 2021: 16.56 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 2021: 16.27 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 2021: 15.45 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 2021: 19.47 ft, moderate floodingJul 22, 2021: 16.58 ft, minor floodingAug 31, 2021: 23.12 ft, major floodingSep 16, 2021: 17.76 ft, minor floodingOct 5, 2021: 15.92 ft, minor floodingFeb 4, 2022: 15.38 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 2022: 15.46 ft, minor floodingAug 26, 2022: 17.52 ft, minor floodingNov 26, 2022: 15.70 ft, minor floodingDec 22, 2022: 16.28 ft, minor floodingJan 26, 2024: 18.20 ft, moderate floodingDec 12, 2024: 15.55 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 2025: 15.41 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2025: 17.87 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 2026: 18.38 ft, moderate floodingJun 18, 2026: 18.42 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 27.33 ft, Aug 13, 2016 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tangipahoa River at Robert 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 9 1950s: 9 1960s: 7 1970s: 8 1980s: 12 1990s: 11 2000s: 9 2010s: 10 2020s: 27 27 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 114 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Tangipahoa River at Robert
1Aug 13, 201627.33+12.33Major120,000
2Mar 14, 192127.10+12.10Major—
3Apr 7, 198325.87+10.87Major85,000
4Mar 12, 201625.52+10.52Major83,536
5Sep 1, 201223.95+8.95Major32,500
6May 3, 195323.13+8.13Major50,500
7Aug 31, 202123.12+8.12Major—
8Jan 22, 199322.43+7.43Major37,800
9May 23, 197421.76+6.76Major39,500
10Apr 19, 197321.55+6.55Major37,900
11Jan 27, 199021.46+6.46Major36,200
12Feb 22, 196121.28+6.28Major38,200
13Mar 31, 198021.19+6.19Major35,300
14Apr 22, 197720.95+5.95Moderate33,600
15Mar 22, 194320.87+5.87Moderate35,500
16Jul 1, 200320.42+5.42Moderate23,500
17Jan 30, 199420.32+5.32Moderate22,900
18Jan 11, 201320.31+5.31Moderate22,800
19Mar 30, 200920.23+5.23Moderate22,400
20Dec 29, 201820.19+5.19Moderate19,600
21Feb 14, 196620.11+5.11Moderate30,800
22Nov 14, 196120.02+5.02Moderate30,100
23Apr 12, 199519.92+4.92Moderate20,800
24Apr 23, 197919.90+4.90Moderate26,300
25Apr 15, 196719.68+4.68Moderate28,100
26May 4, 194919.60+4.60Moderate27,700
27Sep 29, 200219.55+4.55Moderate18,600
28Jun 8, 202119.47+4.47Moderate—
29Apr 16, 202119.32+4.32Moderate—
30Feb 2, 198819.19+4.19Moderate21,400
31Nov 27, 194819.14+4.14Moderate24,600
32Feb 28, 198719.08+4.08Moderate20,800
33Jan 8, 199819.04+4.04Moderate16,200
34Feb 26, 199718.99+3.99Moderate13,700
35Mar 6, 194818.95+3.95Moderate24,000
36Aug 27, 199218.75+3.75Moderate17,700
37Dec 7, 197118.62+3.62Moderate18,400
38May 17, 200418.62+3.62Moderate14,600
39Dec 5, 198218.60+3.60Moderate18,400
40Mar 11, 201118.51+3.51Moderate13,400
41Jan 1, 200718.48+3.48Moderate11,700
42Jun 18, 202618.42+3.42Moderate—
43Dec 19, 200918.38+3.38Moderate12,700
44May 11, 202618.38+3.38Moderate—
45Mar 5, 200118.35+3.35Moderate13,700
46May 13, 201918.30+3.30Moderate11,214
47Jan 26, 202418.20+3.20Moderate—
48Mar 15, 199918.16+3.16Moderate13,500
49May 11, 199118.11+3.11Moderate14,700
50Sep 17, 197118.05+3.05Moderate18,500

The worst floods along the Tangipahoa River

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

August 13, 2016: 27.33 ft here, major flooding

  • KentwoodLA · Aug 12, 2016 · 18.35 ft · Major · its highest
  • AmiteLA · Aug 12, 2016 · 29.28 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • OsykaMS · Aug 12, 2016 · 15.77 ft · Minor

April 7, 1983: 25.87 ft here, major flooding

  • KentwoodLA · Apr 6, 1983 · 17.20 ft · Major

March 12, 2016: 25.52 ft here, major flooding

  • KentwoodLA · Mar 12, 2016 · 16.17 ft · Major
  • AmiteLA · Mar 11, 2016 · 24.73 ft · Minor
  • OsykaMS · Mar 11, 2016 · 17.70 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Tangipahoa River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Tangipahoa River
OsykaMS15.018.66 ft, Apr 28, 19970
KentwoodLA13.018.35 ft, Aug 12, 20167
AmiteLA21.029.28 ft, Aug 12, 20160
Robert this gaugeLA15.027.33 ft, Aug 13, 201613

Other gauges in Tangipahoa Parish

Flood gauges in Tangipahoa Parish
Baptist16.024.33 ft, Aug 13, 20160
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 ROBL1, 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.