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Tchefuncte River near Covington

Highest listed crest 32.00 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft73 crests since 1951

The Tchefuncte River near Covington crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 73 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1951 to 2026. The highest, 32.00 ft on February 3, 1988, was major flooding, 12.00 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Tchefuncte River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
32.00 ft
February 3, 1988
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
6
28th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
June 18, 2026
26.70 ft, moderate flooding
Location
St. Tammany Parish
Near Covington (3.6 mi), Mandeville (9.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Tchefuncte River near Covington
Action stage18.04Mar 5, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.029May 10, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.019Jun 18, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.06Aug 14, 2016Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

73 crests from 1951 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tchefuncte River near Covington, 1951 to 2026 101520253035ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft Mar 30, 1951: 15.10 ft, below flood stage; 4,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1952: 10.65 ft, below flood stage; 1,750 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1953: 29.86 ft, major flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1954: 19.37 ft, action stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1955: 11.83 ft, below flood stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1956: 16.97 ft, below flood stage; 7,500 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1957: 12.98 ft, below flood stage; 2,900 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1957: 14.62 ft, below flood stage; 4,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1959: 14.42 ft, below flood stage; 4,200 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1960: 17.52 ft, below flood stage; 8,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1961: 19.93 ft, action stage; 13,600 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1961: 20.09 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1963: 13.62 ft, below flood stage; 3,400 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1964: 16.23 ft, below flood stage; 5,400 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1964: 26.48 ft, moderate floodingFeb 20, 1965: 14.15 ft, below flood stage; 3,650 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1987: 31.25 ft, major floodingFeb 3, 1988: 32.00 ft, major floodingFeb 20, 1988: 26.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 4, 1988: 24.00 ft, minor floodingJan 21, 1993: 28.70 ft, major floodingMay 11, 1995: 27.20 ft, moderate floodingMar 8, 1998: 25.58 ft, moderate floodingMar 14, 1999: 20.68 ft, minor floodingOct 9, 1999: 17.50 ft, below flood stageJun 8, 2001: 24.81 ft, minor floodingAug 8, 2002: 18.41 ft, action stageSep 27, 2002: 26.79 ft, moderate floodingOct 5, 2002: 25.43 ft, moderate floodingJan 1, 2003: 15.22 ft, below flood stageJul 1, 2003: 27.34 ft, moderate floodingMay 16, 2004: 25.06 ft, moderate floodingAug 30, 2005: 21.56 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 2006: 17.59 ft, below flood stageJan 2, 2007: 22.06 ft, minor floodingOct 25, 2007: 15.25 ft, below flood stageMay 4, 2008: 25.30 ft, moderate floodingMar 30, 2009: 23.24 ft, minor floodingDec 19, 2009: 23.69 ft, minor floodingFeb 5, 2010: 21.74 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 2011: 23.00 ft, minor floodingSep 6, 2011: 24.64 ft, minor floodingAug 31, 2012: 26.93 ft, moderate floodingJan 12, 2013: 27.41 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 2014: 25.34 ft, moderate floodingMar 5, 2015: 19.33 ft, action stageMar 12, 2016: 31.20 ft, major flooding; 21,984 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2016: 30.02 ft, major floodingApr 3, 2017: 22.61 ft, minor floodingDec 29, 2018: 27.58 ft, moderate floodingMay 13, 2019: 26.56 ft, moderate flooding; 7,892 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2020: 27.51 ft, moderate floodingJul 30, 2020: 20.39 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2021: 23.83 ft, minor floodingMar 24, 2021: 20.13 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 2021: 25.30 ft, moderate floodingMay 6, 2021: 20.66 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 2021: 21.41 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 2021: 21.31 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 2021: 23.53 ft, minor floodingJul 12, 2021: 20.91 ft, minor floodingJul 22, 2021: 21.26 ft, minor floodingSep 1, 2021: 27.95 ft, moderate floodingSep 18, 2021: 24.91 ft, minor floodingOct 28, 2021: 23.59 ft, minor floodingFeb 5, 2022: 24.24 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 2022: 22.19 ft, minor floodingAug 26, 2022: 21.00 ft, minor floodingNov 27, 2022: 21.55 ft, minor floodingJan 9, 2024: 22.06 ft, minor floodingJan 26, 2024: 25.28 ft, moderate floodingMay 10, 2026: 24.44 ft, minor floodingJun 18, 2026: 26.70 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 32.00 ft, Feb 3, 1988 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tchefuncte River near Covington 1950s: 1 1960s: 2 1970s: 0 1980s: 4 1990s: 4 2000s: 10 2010s: 11 2020s: 22 22 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 73 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Tchefuncte River near Covington
1Feb 3, 198832.00+12.00Major—
2Feb 28, 198731.25+11.25Major—
3Mar 12, 201631.20+11.20Major21,984
4Aug 14, 201630.02+10.02Major—
5May 3, 195329.86+9.86Major14,800
6Jan 21, 199328.70+8.70Major—
7Sep 1, 202127.95+7.95Moderate—
8Dec 29, 201827.58+7.58Moderate—
9May 15, 202027.51+7.51Moderate—
10Jan 12, 201327.41+7.41Moderate—
11Jul 1, 200327.34+7.34Moderate—
12May 11, 199527.20+7.20Moderate—
13Aug 31, 201226.93+6.93Moderate—
14Sep 27, 200226.79+6.79Moderate—
15Jun 18, 202626.70+6.70Moderate—
16May 13, 201926.56+6.56Moderate7,892
17Apr 27, 196426.48+6.48Moderate—
18Feb 20, 198826.00+6.00Moderate—
19Mar 8, 199825.58+5.58Moderate—
20Oct 5, 200225.43+5.43Moderate—
21Jun 1, 201425.34+5.34Moderate—
22May 4, 200825.30+5.30Moderate—
23Apr 16, 202125.30+5.30Moderate—
24Jan 26, 202425.28+5.28Moderate—
25May 16, 200425.06+5.06Moderate—
26Sep 18, 202124.91+4.91Minor—
27Jun 8, 200124.81+4.81Minor—
28Sep 6, 201124.64+4.64Minor—
29May 10, 202624.44+4.44Minor—
30Feb 5, 202224.24+4.24Minor—
31Mar 4, 198824.00+4.00Minor—
32Feb 13, 202123.83+3.83Minor—
33Dec 19, 200923.69+3.69Minor—
34Oct 28, 202123.59+3.59Minor—
35Jun 8, 202123.53+3.53Minor—
36Mar 30, 200923.24+3.24Minor—
37Mar 6, 201123.00+3.00Minor—
38Apr 3, 201722.61+2.61Minor—
39Apr 15, 202222.19+2.19Minor—
40Jan 2, 200722.06+2.06Minor—
41Jan 9, 202422.06+2.06Minor—
42Feb 5, 201021.74+1.74Minor—
43Aug 30, 200521.56+1.56Minor—
44Nov 27, 202221.55+1.55Minor—
45May 13, 202121.41+1.41Minor—
46May 19, 202121.31+1.31Minor—
47Jul 22, 202121.26+1.26Minor—
48Aug 26, 202221.00+1.00Minor—
49Jul 12, 202120.91+0.91Minor—
50Mar 14, 199920.68+0.68Minor—

The worst floods along the Tchefuncte River

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

February 3, 1988: 32.00 ft here, major flooding

  • FolsomLA · Feb 2, 1988 · 20.96 ft · Major

February 28, 1987: 31.25 ft here, major flooding

  • FolsomLA · Feb 28, 1987 · 18.77 ft · Moderate

March 12, 2016: 31.20 ft here, major flooding

  • FolsomLA · Mar 12, 2016 · 25.25 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the Tchefuncte River

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

Flood gauges on the Tchefuncte River
FolsomLA16.025.25 ft, Mar 12, 201631
Covington this gaugeLA20.032.00 ft, Feb 3, 19886

Other gauges in St. Tammany Parish

Flood gauges in St. Tammany Parish
Slidell7.011.54 ft, Aug 29, 20051
Bush11.021.36 ft, Mar 13, 20163
Boston Street6.019.20 ft, Mar 12, 20162
Camp Covington45.061.14 ft, Mar 11, 20161
Slidell10.011.12 ft, Mar 15, 20160
Pearl River14.021.05 ft, Apr 9, 198315
Folsom16.025.25 ft, Mar 12, 201631

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CUSL1, 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.