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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07382000 Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, LA
LOCATION - Lat 31°00'01", long 92°22'49" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.4, T.1 S., R.1 E., Rapides Parish, LA, Hydrologic Unit 08080102, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 167, 1,000 ft downstream from Cocodrie Lake dam, 1.0 mi downstream from Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company bridge, 1.5 mi east of Clearwater, 4.0 mi south of Meeker, and 5.0 mi downstream from Hurricane Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 240 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1211: 1938, drainage area. WDR LA-75-1: 1974.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1922 to January 1925 (published as "near Meeker"), October 1937 to current year. Monthly discharge only for October 1937
published in WSP 1311.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 40.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers) and 39.57 ft above sea level (levels by
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development). See WSP 1731 for history of changes prior to Mar. 28, 1940. January to September 1985,
auxiliary nonrecording gage 6.6 mi downstream from base gage at datum 35.10 ft above sea level.
REMARKS - Records good. Slight regulation at low flow by Cocodrie Lake 0.15 mi upstream. Reverse flow: Nov. 13-15, 1922.
