USGS recorded historic flooding in South Louisiana on its streamgage network, with 30 registering above flood stage over the course of several days. At least six streamgages set a peak of record, four of which have been in operation for more than 30 years. In addition, two streamgages showed a rise of 30 feet in two to three days.
In addition to the realtime streamgages recording above flood stage for several days, several streamgages were damaged during the flooding. Many of these gages were overcome by flood waters, while some were destroyed by debris carried by the fast moving water. ......continued ...