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Red River at Shreveport

Critical Stages
26' - Action
30' - Flood
31.5' - Moderate
33' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 9:00 PM CST 12/14/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 13.34 ft

Flow: 0.494 kcfs

Forecast

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
12 AM 12/15 13.7 1.21
6 AM 12/15 13.6 0.945
12 PM 12/15 13.6 0.945
6 PM 12/15 13.6 0.945
12 AM 12/16 13.6 0.945
6 AM 12/16 13.6 0.945
12 PM 12/16 13.6 0.945
6 PM 12/16 13.5 0.738
12 AM 12/17 13.5 0.738
6 AM 12/17 13.5 0.738
12 PM 12/17 13.5 0.738
6 PM 12/17 13.5 0.738
12 AM 12/18 13.5 0.738
6 AM 12/18 13.5 0.738
12 PM 12/18 13.5 0.738
6 PM 12/18 13.5 0.738
12 AM 12/19 13.5 0.738
6 AM 12/19 13.4 0.575
TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
9:00 PM 12/14 13.34 0.494
8:00 PM 12/14 13.33 0.482
7:00 PM 12/14 13.37 0.533
6:00 PM 12/14 13.33 0.482
5:00 PM 12/14 13.39 0.561
4:00 PM 12/14 13.36 0.52
3:00 PM 12/14 13.37 0.533
2:00 PM 12/14 13.4 0.575
1:00 PM 12/14 13.38 0.547
12:00 PM 12/14 13.4 0.575
11:00 AM 12/14 13.38 0.547
10:00 AM 12/14 13.37 0.533
9:00 AM 12/14 13.42 0.604
8:00 AM 12/14 13.42 0.604
7:00 AM 12/14 13.47 0.685
6:00 AM 12/14 13.46 0.668
5:00 AM 12/14 13.45 0.651
4:00 AM 12/14 13.5 0.738
3:00 AM 12/14 13.55 0.835
2:00 AM 12/14 13.57 0.878
1:00 AM 12/14 13.55 0.835
12:00 AM 12/14 13.57 0.878
11:00 PM 12/13 13.55 0.835
10:00 PM 12/13 13.59 0.922
9:00 PM 12/13 13.58 0.9
8:00 PM 12/13 13.6 0.945
7:00 PM 12/13 13.66 1.1
6:00 PM 12/13 13.68 1.15
5:00 PM 12/13 13.69 1.18
4:00 PM 12/13 13.71 1.24
Hydrograph for Red River at Shreveport
50' - Disastrous flooding of Bossier City and Shreveport area. Water will overtop the levee on the Bossier City side. Also expect disastrous backwater flooding of Cross and Caddo lakes with their pool stages rising to near 180.0 ft msl. Disastrous backwater flooding will affect Caddo Lake and the Big Cypress Bayou to near Karnack, Texas.
39.5' - Severe flooding will take place in parts of downtown Shreveport in the riverfront area. Area casinos are in danger of being flooded. Severe backwater flooding will worsen on Cross and Caddo lakes and will result in their pool stages rising to near 171.0 feet. Also parts of the levee between downtown Shreveport and the Jimmie Davis bridge will be topped without sandbagging efforts.
37.5' - Flooding closes entrance and exit ramps to the Shreveport-Blanchard highway with Interstate 220 interchange. Severe backwater flooding of Cross and Twelve Mile Bayous with backwater flooding to just below Caddo Lake.
37' - Flooding closes the westbound lanes of Interstate 220 between the Red River bridge and Bossier City. Also water overflows the eastbound lanes of Interstate 220 between Bossier City and the Red River bridge. High water approaches businesses along East 70th Street in southeast Shreveport west of the Jimmie Davis Bridge.
36.5' - Extensive backwater flooding of Cross and Twelve Mile bayous will take place. Backwater flooding will take place all the way to the concrete sill at the Cross Lake dam. Expect backwater flooding to approach below Caddo Lake on Twelve Mile Bayou.
36' - Water overflows the westbound lanes of Interstate 220 from the Red River bridge towards Bossier City. Water also reaches the bottom of the glass panels of the scenic overlooks at the Louisiana Boardwalk in Bossier City.
35.5' - Extensive backwater flooding up through Cross Bayou and Twelve Mile Bayou threatens homes in low portions of the Allendale subdivision. Also backwater flooding develops on Middle Bayou in north Shreveport.
34.5' - The Clyde Fant Parkway closes in front of Sci-Port. The Teague Parkway closes next to the boatramp.
34' - Old Blanchard Highway just north of the Cross Lake spillway is flooded and closed. Extensive backwater flooding of Cross Bayou and Twelve Mile Bayou begins.
33.5' - Portions of Wells Island Road in north Shreveport is flooded and closed. Highway 3349 is flooded and closed that branches off the Wells Island Road.
33' - Martin Luther King Drive at McCain Creek in north Shreveport flooded and closed.
32.5' - The area south of Interstate 20 and Traffic street exit and also near Hamilton Road area in Bossier City floods. Also the south part of Martin Luther King drive in north Shreveport is flooded and closed.
31' - Russel Road will be overflowed and closed between Blanchard highway and Interstate 220 in north Shreveport. Also expect backwater flooding up Cross Bayou, Twelve Mile Bayou, and lower McCain Creek. High water will creep up to near southern Fant Parkway and near the Teague Parkway.
30.5' - Water flows into Traffic Street underneath the Kansas City Southern railroad bridge between Horseshoe Casino and Louisiana Boardwalk in Bossier City.
30' - Russel Road will be overflowed between Blanchard Highway and Interstate 220 in north Shreveport.
27' - Several hundred acres inundate in the C. Bickham Dixon park area. Also expect moderate to severe bank erosion. Flooding closes the Hamels Memorial Park upstream from Jimmie Davis Bridge.
25' - C. Bickham Dixon park is floods and closes to the general public. Moderate bank erosion begins to damage riverbanks in both Shreveport and Bossier City especially next to the bike and walking path alongside the river in Shreveport.
23' - Low land areas inundate next to C. Bickham Dixon park. Bank erosion problems begin as well.
DateStage (ft)
Aug 10, 1849 45.9
May 28, 1892 45.7
Jun 15, 1908 45.1
Feb 8, 1890 44.7
Apr 2, 1894 44.4
Dec 15, 1902 44.1
Jun 9, 1905 43.6
Mar 22, 1903 43.1
May 14, 1884 42.7
Feb 3, 1889 41.9
Jul 28, 1876 41.9
Feb 21, 1882 41.4
Jul 29, 1895 40.3
May 19, 1888 40.3
May 11, 1885 40.2
May 11, 1877 39.8
Jan 1, 1893 39.1
May 9, 1915 39
Jun 24, 1904 38.5
Jan 31, 1878 38.4

Data provided by the National Weather Service.