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French Branch near Slidell

FRENCH BRANCH • St. Tammany • LA

Latest public reading3.25 ftObserved Sep 3, 2026 at 4:49 AM CDT
TrendRisingNo forecast linked
Data freshnessAgingPast the publishing interval but inside three times it. Still shown, flagged.Observation 82 minutes old
Flood contextNo source flood categoryFetched Timestamp unavailable

Stage and discharge

Observed source readings

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Stage and discharge

Hourly readings and linked forecast values

Observed

Stage and discharge chart includes 4 observed points.

Line chart: Observed00.511.522.533.509-03 05:4909-03 07:4909-03 08:4909-03 09:49
Data series

Flood-stage context

Source-published thresholds where available

Action7 ftSource-backed threshold
Minor flood9 ftSource-backed threshold
Moderate flood10 ftSource-backed threshold
Major flood13 ftSource-backed threshold

Forecast

Linked NWS/NWPS values

Forecast unavailable

Forecasts are not available for this gauge in RiverStat.us launch sources.

Observations

Stage

3.25 ft

Observed Sep 3, 2026 at 4:49 AM CDT

Stage

3.24 ft

Observed Sep 3, 2026 at 3:49 AM CDT

Stage

3.22 ft

Observed Sep 3, 2026 at 2:49 AM CDT

Stage

3.19 ft

Observed Sep 3, 2026 at 12:49 AM CDT

Alerts

Alerts unavailable

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Official public sources

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Source freshness

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Transparent methodology

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