Claycut Bayou at Antioch Rd near Baton Rouge water level

Name: Claycut Bayou at Antioch Rd near Baton Rouge water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Claycut Bayou, Louisiana, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

8.66ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 04:00 AM CDT (54 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Claycut Bayou at Antioch Rd near Baton Rouge reads 8.66 ft as of Oct 21, 2026, 04:00 AM CDT. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to 0.00 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 28.54 ftAugust 15, 2016

Floating and fishing near Claycut Bayou at Antioch Rd near Baton Rouge

Use the recent trend as your guide, and ask locally which gage height makes for a good float.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	28.54 ft	August 15, 2016
2	22.23 ft	March 14, 2016

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

21 Wed 78° 51° – Wind 7 mph

22 Thu 83° 55° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 85° 60° – Wind 6 mph

24 Sat 82° 60° – Wind 9 mph

25 Sun 81° 58° – Wind 9 mph

26 Mon 81° 59° – Wind 8 mph

27 Tue 81° 63° – Wind 5 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:11 AM Sunset 06:28 PM Daylight 11 hr, 17 min Waxing gibbous 76%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bluff Swamp near KleinpeterRiver gauge, Bluff Swamp	2.10 ft	Normal	−0.07 ft	4.4 mi
Bayou Manchac at Alligator B. near KleinpeterRiver gauge, Bayou Manchac	2.04 ft	Normal	−0.18 ft	4.6 mi
Alligator Bayou near KleinpeterRiver gauge, Alligator Bayou	2.04 ft	Low	−0.09 ft	4.6 mi
Amite River near Denham SpringsRiver gauge, Amite River	9.66 ft	Low	−0.01 ft	5.4 mi
North Branch Ward Creek at Baton RougeRiver gauge, North Branch Ward Creek	13.89 ft	Low	±0	5.5 mi
Muddy Creek at Hwy 42 near Oak GroveRiver gauge, Muddy Creek	2.80 ft	Low	−0.04 ft	5.6 mi
Ward Creek at Essen Lane near Baton RougeRiver gauge, Ward Creek	7.85 ft	Very low	±0	5.9 mi
Bayou Manchac near Little PrairieRiver gauge, Bayou Manchac	2.70 ft	Normal	−0.11 ft	6 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Claycut Bayou at Antioch Rd near Baton Rouge today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 04:00 AM CDT, the water level was 8.66 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Claycut Bayou at Antioch Rd near Baton Rouge rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Claycut Bayou at Antioch Rd near Baton Rouge normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Claycut Bayou at Antioch Rd near Baton Rouge?

The highest level on record is 28.54 ft on August 15, 2016.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:07378722 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 30.38686, -91.00732 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	8.66 ft	2026-10-21 09:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Claycut Bayou at Antioch Rd near Baton Rouge (usgs:07378722). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/louisiana/claycut-bayou-at-antioch-rd-near-baton-rouge

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer