Tchefuncte River near Folsom

The past week

What floods at each level

• 25.25 ft

  Flood of Record occurred on March 12, 2016. Widespread inundation will occur and evacuations will be necessary. Roads will be impassable and the bridge on LA Highway 40 will be threatened.

• 21.5 ft

  Strong river current carrying debris will threaten damage to the bridge structure. There will be water in homes near Savannah Branch. Evacuation will be required near Bennet Bridge Road. There will be water over low-lying stretches of Louisiana Highway 1077 downstream of the Highway 40 bridge. Evacuation of the area around Spring Park and Albert Thompson Roads should be complete.

• 21 ft

  There will be water in homes near Savannah Branch. Evacuation will be required near Bennet Bridge Road. There will be water over low lying stretches of Louisiana Highway 1077 downstream of the Highway 40 bridge. Evacuation of the area around Spring Park and Albert Thompson Roads should be complete.

• 19 ft

  Louisiana Highway 40 will overflow the west bank by the bridge. Evacuation of the area around Spring Park and Albert Thompson roads should be complete.

• 16 ft

  Areas of Spring Park and Albert Thompson Road will be inundated. Homes will flood if the river rises higher. Evacuation of those areas is recommended.

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