USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07375430 TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR AMITE, LA
LOCATION - Lat 30°43'44", long 90°29'03" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in sec.49, T.4 S., R.7 E., Tangipahoa Parish, LA, Hydrologic Unit 08070205, on downstream side of bridge at State Highway 16, approximately 0.75 mi west of Conner Creek, and 2.75 mi east of the intersection of I-55 and Hwy. 16.
DRAINAGE AREA - 472 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1949 to September 1965 (peak gage height and peak discharge). March 1998 to current year (gage height only).
GAGE - Non recording from March 1949 to Sept 1965. Water-stage recorder from March 1998 to present. Datum of gage is 80.00 ft above NAVD88. From March 1998 to October 2003 datum of gage was 80.07 ft above NAVD88. Prior to March 1998 datum of gage was 59.03 ft above NGVD29.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 29.28 ft. Aug. 12, 2016, present datum; minimum gage height, 4.32 ft, Nov. 29, 2017.