USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07380200 AMITE RIVER AT FRENCH SETTLEMENT, LA
LOCATION - Lat 30°16'31", long 90°46'45" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Livingston Parish, LA, Hydrologic Unit 08070202, at bridge on State Highway 16, 2.0 mi south of French Settlement High School.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,750 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Annual maximums, water years 1995-96; October 1996 to current year (gage height only). Previous stage data was collected at a nearby site (Station number 8522509) by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, from 1949 to 1992.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder.
Datum of gage is 0.91 feet below NAVD88 GEOID12b EPOCH-2010.0000.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 7.40 ft, April 25, 1977, from US Army Corps of Engineers.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum recorded gage height, 9.21 ft, August 16, 2016; minimum recorded gage height, -1.46 ft, Dec. 13, 2010.