USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
073815963 Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel, LA
LOCATION - Lat 30°06'23.6", long 91°23'07.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in sec.18, T.11 S., R.11 E., Iberia Parish, LA, Hydrologic Unit 08080101, on south bank 7 miles from Bayou Pigeon landing near Bayou Sorrel.
DRAINAGE AREA - Indeterminate.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2001 to November 2015. November 2016 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is assumed.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 23.47 ft. May 28, 2011; minimum gage height, 6.34 Nov 22, 23, 2005.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2006 to November 2015.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor recording water temperature.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 36.0°C, Aug. 14, 2007, Aug. 1, 2012; minimum, 3.1 degrees C, Jan. 30, 2014.