Empire Waterway south of Empire water level

Name: Empire Waterway south of Empire water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Estuary gauge, Louisiana, United States

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Water level

5.98ft Down 0.22 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 04:00 AM CDT (1 hour ago)

Water temperature: 71 °F

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level

What this means

The latest water level reported for Empire Waterway south of Empire is 5.98 ft. There is no published reference for this estuary yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

The level is falling, down 0.22 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 4.29 ft and 6.64 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.32 ft. The water temperature at the gauge is 71 °F.

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

Key numbers

Same day last year: 6.07 ft−0.09 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 4.29 ft – 6.64 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 3.64 ft – 6.64 ft

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

21 Wed 73° 69° – Wind 15 mph

22 Thu 75° 71° – Wind 13 mph

23 Fri 80° 62° – Wind 11 mph

24 Sat 79° 66° – Wind 18 mph

25 Sun 77° 68° 0.04 in Wind 17 mph

26 Mon 77° 65° 0.02 in Wind 16 mph

27 Tue 78° 67° – Wind 12 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:04 AM Sunset 06:23 PM Daylight 11 hr, 19 min Waxing gibbous 76%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Northeast Bay Gardene near Point-A-LA-HacheEstuary gauge, Northeast Bay Gardene	1.58 ft	Normal	−0.53 ft	19 mi
Barataria Bay near Grand Terre IslandLake, Barataria Bay	3.02 ft	Normal	−0.26 ft	21 mi
Barataria Pass at Grand IsleRiver gauge, Barataria Pass	7.98 ft	Highest on record	−0.22 ft	21 mi
Barataria Waterway at Mud Lake S of LafitteRiver gauge, Barataria Waterway	6.86 ft	Normal	−0.10 ft	27 mi
Hackberry Bay NW of Grand IsleEstuary gauge	3.90 ft	Very high	−0.19 ft	28 mi
Crooked B. NW of L. Cuatro Caballo near DelacroixEstuary gauge, Crooked B. NW of L. Cuatro Caballo	5.99 ft	High	−0.23 ft	30 mi
Little Lake near Bay Dosgris E of GallianoLake, Little Lake	5.19 ft	Normal	−0.02 ft	32 mi
Naomi Diversion Canal near NaomiRiver gauge, Naomi Diversion Canal	1.55 ft	Normal	+0.22 ft	36 mi

Questions and answers

Is Empire Waterway south of Empire higher than last year?

No, it is 0.09 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 6.07 ft.

What is the water level of Empire Waterway south of Empire today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 04:00 AM CDT, the water level was 5.98 ft. Down 0.22 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Empire Waterway south of Empire rising or falling?

Down 0.22 ft over the last 24 hours. Up 0.32 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Empire Waterway south of Empire normal?

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

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:07380260 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 29.30453, -89.59700 (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	5.98 ft	2026-10-21 09:00	Provisional
Water temperature	71 °F	2026-10-21 08:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Empire Waterway south of Empire (usgs:07380260). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/louisiana/empire-waterway-south-of-empire

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