USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07375170 BOGUE FALAYA @ COVINGTON, LA
LOCATION - Lat 30°29'58", long 90°05'04" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in sec.38, T.6 S., R.11 E., St. Tammany Parish, LA, Hydrologic Unit 08090201, at bridge on Lee Road 1.19 miles east of intersection with U.S. Highway 190.
DRAINAGE AREA - 88.2 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 1963 to November 1983 (annual maximum discharge and gage height). October 1997 to Mar. 2, 2016 (annual maximum gage height). Mar. 2, 2016 to current year, continuous stage data.
GAGE - Water stage recorder. Prior to Mar. 2, 2016, Two-inch galvanized pipe equipped with redwood stick. Datum of gage is NAVD 88. Prior to October 1997, datum of gage was not established.
COOPERATION - St. Tammany Parish.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, greater than 28.10 ft, March 12, 2016. Peak was higher than indicated value on this day. Exact value could not be determined due to overtopping of gage during flood.