RIVER GAUGE · BAYOU QUEUE DE TORTUE
Bayou Queue De Tortue at Riceville
Acadia County, Louisiana
Water level4.79 ft
Flow—
Last readingSep 16, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC (last recorded)
Action7 ft
Minor flood11 ft
Moderate flood13 ft
Major flood15 ft
The past week
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When the water runs low
- 5 ft
Stage needed to inundate designated Gulf Sturgeon critical habitat below Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam.
- 3 ft
Temporary (not sustainable) operating level for of Scholz Power Plant
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