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Tickfaw River at Liverpool

Highest listed crest 13.76 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft75 crests since 1956

The Tickfaw River at Liverpool crested at major flood stage 13 times among the 75 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1956 to 2026. The highest, 13.76 ft on August 12, 2016, was major flooding, 4.76 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Tickfaw River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.76 ft
August 12, 2016; 43,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
13
11th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
June 17, 2026
9.32 ft, minor flooding
Location
St. Helena Parish
Louisiana

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Tickfaw River at Liverpool
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.037Jun 17, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.012Aug 24, 2022Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.013Aug 30, 2021Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

75 crests from 1956 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tickfaw River at Liverpool, 1956 to 2026 2468101214ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Mar 12, 1956: 10.14 ft, minor flooding; 3,500 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1957: 8.63 ft, below flood stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1958: 9.24 ft, minor flooding; 1,880 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1959: 9.16 ft, minor flooding; 1,740 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1960: 9.68 ft, minor flooding; 2,620 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1961: 11.58 ft, moderate flooding; 8,600 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1962: 11.31 ft, moderate flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1963: 7.31 ft, below flood stage; 795 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1964: 10.86 ft, minor flooding; 5,150 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1964: 11.48 ft, moderate flooding; 7,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1966: 10.36 ft, minor flooding; 3,920 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1968: 11.73 ft, moderate flooding; 9,380 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1969: 8.82 ft, below flood stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1970: 8.74 ft, below flood stage; 1,320 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1971: 10.48 ft, minor flooding; 4,160 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1971: 11.19 ft, moderate flooding; 6,460 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1973: 12.09 ft, major flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1974: 11.19 ft, moderate flooding; 6,460 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1975: 12.06 ft, major flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1976: 9.17 ft, minor flooding; 1,760 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1977: 12.18 ft, major flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1977: 10.23 ft, minor flooding; 3,660 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1979: 12.07 ft, major flooding; 6,660 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1980: 12.06 ft, major flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1980: 6.33 ft, below flood stage; 737 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1982: 9.49 ft, minor flooding; 2,300 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1983: 13.30 ft, major flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1984: 7.73 ft, below flood stage; 904 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1985: 9.21 ft, minor flooding; 1,810 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 1985: 8.81 ft, below flood stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1987: 9.48 ft, minor flooding; 2,230 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1988: 9.54 ft, minor flooding; 2,330 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1989: 10.27 ft, minor flooding; 3,670 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1990: 12.38 ft, major flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1991: 9.93 ft, minor flooding; 3,020 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1992: 10.78 ft, minor flooding; 4,920 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1993: 13.17 ft, major flooding; 29,200 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1994: 12.50 ft, major flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1995: 11.43 ft, moderate flooding; 7,620 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1996: 8.60 ft, below flood stage; 1,230 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1997: 12.29 ft, major flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 9.32 ft, minor flooding; 1,915 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1999: 10.63 ft, minor flooding; 4,480 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2000: 3.80 ft, below flood stageMar 3, 2001: 10.31 ft, minor floodingSep 27, 2002: 10.77 ft, minor floodingOct 5, 2002: 9.40 ft, minor floodingFeb 22, 2003: 10.38 ft, minor flooding; 3,490 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2004: 11.24 ft, moderate flooding; 6,960 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2005: 8.61 ft, below flood stage; 1,650 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2005: 5.21 ft, below flood stage; 420 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 2006: 9.58 ft, minor flooding; 2,670 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2008: 8.66 ft, below flood stage; 1,690 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2009: 11.87 ft, moderate flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 2009: 9.38 ft, minor flooding; 2,400 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2011: 8.42 ft, below flood stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2012: 10.20 ft, minor flooding; 3,640 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2012: 9.54 ft, minor flooding; 2,620 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2013: 9.64 ft, minor floodingFeb 21, 2014: 11.57 ft, moderate flooding; 8,380 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2015: 9.75 ft, minor flooding; 3,230 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2016: 12.47 ft, major flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2016: 13.76 ft, major flooding; 43,000 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2017: 9.24 ft, minor flooding; 2,180 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2018: 9.72 ft, minor flooding; 3,070 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2019: 9.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,150 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 9.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 12, 2021: 9.85 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 2021: 9.99 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 2021: 11.25 ft, moderate floodingAug 30, 2021: 12.73 ft, major floodingAug 24, 2022: 11.04 ft, moderate floodingMay 7, 2025: 10.69 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 2026: 10.19 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 2026: 9.32 ft, minor flooding Highest, 13.76 ft, Aug 12, 2016 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tickfaw River at Liverpool 1950s: 3 1960s: 7 1970s: 9 1980s: 7 1990s: 9 2000s: 8 2010s: 10 10 2020s: 9 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 75 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Tickfaw River at Liverpool
1Aug 12, 201613.76+4.76Major43,000
2Apr 6, 198313.30+4.30Major32,000
3Jan 21, 199313.17+4.17Major29,200
4Aug 30, 202112.73+3.73Major—
5Jan 27, 199412.50+3.50Major17,800
6Mar 11, 201612.47+3.47Major16,800
7Jan 25, 199012.38+3.38Major16,300
8Apr 27, 199712.29+3.29Major15,200
9Apr 22, 197712.18+3.18Major12,500
10Mar 25, 197312.09+3.09Major11,800
11Apr 23, 197912.07+3.07Major6,660
12Jul 3, 197512.06+3.06Major11,600
13Mar 29, 198012.06+3.06Major18,000
14Mar 28, 200911.87+2.87Moderate10,600
15Apr 9, 196811.73+2.73Moderate9,380
16Mar 17, 196111.58+2.58Moderate8,600
17Feb 21, 201411.57+2.57Moderate8,380
18Oct 4, 196411.48+2.48Moderate7,900
19Apr 11, 199511.43+2.43Moderate7,620
20Apr 28, 196211.31+2.31Moderate7,000
21Apr 17, 202111.25+2.25Moderate—
22May 15, 200411.24+2.24Moderate6,960
23Dec 7, 197111.19+2.19Moderate6,460
24May 23, 197411.19+2.19Moderate6,460
25Aug 24, 202211.04+2.04Moderate—
26Mar 3, 196410.86+1.86Minor5,150
27Mar 5, 199210.78+1.78Minor4,920
28Sep 27, 200210.77+1.77Minor—
29May 7, 202510.69+1.69Minor—
30Jan 8, 199910.63+1.63Minor4,480
31Sep 16, 197110.48+1.48Minor4,160
32Feb 22, 200310.38+1.38Minor3,490
33Feb 13, 196610.36+1.36Minor3,920
34Mar 3, 200110.31+1.31Minor—
35Jan 1, 198910.27+1.27Minor3,670
36Nov 30, 197710.23+1.23Minor3,660
37Feb 19, 201210.20+1.20Minor3,640
38May 10, 202610.19+1.19Minor—
39Mar 12, 195610.14+1.14Minor3,500
40Apr 10, 20219.99+0.99Minor—
41Feb 20, 19919.93+0.93Minor3,020
42Feb 12, 20219.85+0.85Minor—
43Apr 19, 20199.76+0.76Minor3,150
44Jan 4, 20159.75+0.75Minor3,230
45Jan 28, 20189.72+0.72Minor3,070
46Feb 5, 19609.68+0.68Minor2,620
47Feb 12, 20139.64+0.64Minor—
48Oct 28, 20069.58+0.58Minor2,670
49Mar 26, 19889.54+0.54Minor2,330
50Aug 30, 20129.54+0.54Minor2,620

The worst floods along the Tickfaw River

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

August 12, 2016: 13.76 ft here, major flooding

  • MontpelierLA · Aug 12, 2016 · 25.84 ft · Major · its highest
  • HoldenLA · Aug 13, 2016 · 22.16 ft · Major · its highest

April 6, 1983: 13.30 ft here, major flooding

  • MontpelierLA · Apr 7, 1983 · 22.10 ft · Major
  • HoldenLA · Apr 7, 1983 · 21.04 ft · Major
  • KillianLA · Apr 9, 1983 · 6.19 ft · Major

January 21, 1993: 13.17 ft here, major flooding

  • HoldenLA · Jan 22, 1993 · 20.08 ft · Moderate
  • KillianLA · Jan 23, 1993 · 4.74 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Tickfaw River

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

Flood gauges on the Tickfaw River
HoldenLA15.022.16 ft, Aug 13, 20162
Liverpool this gaugeLA9.013.76 ft, Aug 12, 201613
MontpelierLA13.025.84 ft, Aug 12, 20163
KillianLA4.06.90 ft, Sep 13, 20085

Other gauges in St. Helena Parish

Flood gauges in St. Helena Parish
Grangeville35.044.62 ft, Aug 13, 20161
Darlington18.022.54 ft, Aug 13, 20160
Montpelier13.025.84 ft, Aug 12, 20163

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LPOL1, 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.