61' - The river level is at the net grade protection of the levee system

60' - The river is at the lowest height of the back ring protection levee around the city of Simmesport

43' - The river stage is at the natural ground elevation of areas protected by the levee system

40' - There will be flooding of areas inside the levees of the Atchafalaya floodway. Considerable flooding in the backwater storage area in Avoyelles Parish.

35' - Backwater flooding of unprotected areas above Simmesport will begin