Mississippi River Flows, Stream Forecast, Louisiana MO Gauge LUSM7

Flood Impacts
29.5	The boat house floods.
28.7	This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 500 years.
28.4	This is the RECORD FLOOD LEVEL that was reached on July 28 1993.
28.0	Water reaches Low Steel on railroad bridge in Louisiana
27.0	The Sny Island Cell #2 Levee is overtopped. This flood level was reached on April 24 1973.
26.9	This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 200 years.
26.0	FLOODGATES AND SANDBAGS ARE USED TO PROTECT THE CITY WATER TREATMENT INTAKE.
25.9	This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 100 years.
25.5	The south end of Main Street floods.
25.0	Major flooding begins.
24.6	This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 50 years.
24.0	US Route 54 to Louisiana Missouri is closed
23.5	Sny Levee District starts mobilizing to close levee
23.3	This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 25 years.
23.1	The east approach to the Highway 54 bridge begins to flood.
23.0	The motors at the city sewage treatment plant are pulled and the facility is closed. Houses in Southeast Louisiana begin to flood.
22.5	This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 20 years.
21.7	FLOODGATES ARE INSTALLED AT THE CITY SEWER TREATMENT FACILITY.
21.5	Water encroaches both shoulders of State Highway 79 about one half mile south of Louisiana at the Junction of county road D. Also at this level low sections highway 79 in Louisiana are flooded. Motorists are detoured onto side streets.
21.0	Highway 79 near 3rd Street... south of Louisiana... begins to flood
20.9	This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 10 years.
20.0	Moderate flooding begins
18.9	This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 5 years.
17.0	The parking area at the boat house floods
16.3	This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 2 years.
15.0	Flood Stage. Damage begins in unprotected areas. Minor flooding begins
12.2	For barge navigation, the Corps will attempt to keep the river at or below this level. Year-round target levels are between 11.5 and 12.2 feet.
11.5	For safe navigation of barge traffic, the Corps will try to keep the river above this level. Year-round target levels are between 11.5 and 12.2 feet.