Tracking the river / tidal gauges in Louisiana during Laura’s landfall

Here is a long list of gauges from the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. These images will refresh as data is avialable. The page will need to be refreshed in order to pull the latest available data.

Here is a map with the top 8 chosen gauges (though more will be added):

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River Gauges

North side of Lake Charles, LA

North of Lake Charles, LA

North of Lake Charles, LA

Bundick Lake near Dry Creek, LA




Mermentau river near Jennings, LA

Mermentau river on Grand Lake

Choupique Bayou on HWY 108 near Choupique Oil and Gas field

Little Bayou D’inde at Wright Road near Sulphur, LA




Tidal Stations

Tide station at Vermillion Bay

Tide station at Freshwater Canal Locks

Tide station at Calcasieu Pass near Cameron, LA

Tide station at Amereda Pass






Author of the article:


Nick Lilja

Nick is former television meteorologist with stints in Amarillo and Hattiesburg. During his time in Hattiesburg, he was also an adjunct professor at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is a graduate of both Oregon State and Syracuse University that now calls Houston home. Now that he is retired from TV, he maintains this blog in his spare time.