USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07364535 Ouachita River at Sterlington, LA
LOCATION - Lat 32°41'46", long 92°05'12" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.29, T.20 N., R.4 E., Ouachita Parish, LA, Hydrologic Unit 08040202, on Ouachita-Union Parish line, on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 2, at Sterlington.
DRAINAGE AREA - 12,953 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1979 to September 1985 (daily mean elevation); October 1985 to current (annual maximum only). Gage height records from
September 1972 to September 1979 provided by Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.21 ft below NAVD88 (GEOID18) EPOCH 2010.0000.
COOPERATION - Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum elevation, 85.65 ft, May 7, 1973 (from Corps of Engineer records).