Shettleworth Bayou near Blanchard water level

Name: Shettleworth Bayou near Blanchard water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Shettleworth Bayou, Louisiana, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

3.00ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 06:10 PM CDT (44 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Shettleworth Bayou near Blanchard is 3.00 ft. 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 30 days it has moved between 2.99 ft and 3.04 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: 14.29 ftMarch 9, 2016

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	14.29 ft	March 9, 2016

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 78° 46° – Wind 7 mph

21 Wed 83° 50° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 86° 56° – Wind 7 mph

23 Fri 86° 58° – Wind 6 mph

24 Sat 84° 58° – Wind 6 mph

25 Sun 82° 54° – Wind 6 mph

26 Mon 82° 55° – Wind 5 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:24 AM Sunset 06:38 PM Daylight 11 hr, 14 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Twelvemile Bayou near DixieRiver gauge, Twelvemile Bayou	9.72 ft	Low	−0.03 ft	6 mi
Cross Lake at ShreveportLake, Cross Lake	169.97 ft	High	−0.02 ft	9 mi
Cypress Bayou Lake near BentonLake, Cypress Bayou Lake	7.81 ft	Very low	−0.01 ft	17 mi
Flat River at Shed Rd. near Bossier CityRiver gauge, Flat River	3.94 ft	Very low	+0.01 ft	17 mi
Red Chute Bayou at Dogwood Tr. Rd. near Bossier CityRiver gauge, Red Chute Bayou	5.39 ft	Normal	−0.02 ft	18 mi
Cypress Bayou near KeithvilleRiver gauge, Cypress Bayou	1.37 ft	Normal	±0	19 mi
Flat River near CurtisRiver gauge, Flat River	2.43 ft	Very low	±0	20 mi
Big Cypress Creek above SH 43 near KarnackRiver gauge, Big Cypress Creek	3.39 ft	Low	−0.01 ft	21 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 Shettleworth Bayou near Blanchard today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 06:10 PM CDT, the water level was 3.00 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Shettleworth Bayou near Blanchard rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Shettleworth Bayou near Blanchard 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 Shettleworth Bayou near Blanchard?

The highest level on record is 14.29 ft on March 9, 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:07344460 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 32.56667, -93.93667 (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	3.00 ft	2026-10-20 23:10	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Shettleworth Bayou near Blanchard (usgs:07344460). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/louisiana/shettleworth-bayou-near-blanchard

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