The Red River, despite the recent
influx of fall rain, shows no signs of flooding soon, the numbers
show. This is, perhaps, due in part to the dryness in the late half
of summer that lasted through September. Based on monitoring by the
National Weather Service from Shreveport, LA, the most recent spike
was 14.53 feet on Tuesday, November 3rd. With the heavy rains endured throughout
the southern states that caused the flooding of the Red River as well
as many local creeks and bayous earlier this summer, citizens in the
river basin have every right to be concerned.
These measurements come from the NWS/NOAA Hydrograph prediction service, which are monitored day to day at different points along the river in each state. The River's depth is measured for both highs and lows at each point.
According to the
service's website, the flood categories are as follows: The Action
stage is 26 ft, Flood stage at 30ft, Moderate Flood at 31.5ft, and
Major flood being 33ft or higher. The spring flooding earlier this
year reached a peak crest of 37.14 ft, while the highest on record
was 45.9 ft in the August of 1849.
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