A map of radar-estimated rainfall accumulations across Louisiana between August 9 and 16, 2016; areas shaded in white indicate accumulations in excess of 20 in (510 mm). Early on August 11, a mesoscale convective system flared up in southern Louisiana around a weak area of low pressure that was situated next to an outflow boundary .

Feb 26, 2019 · Learn more about USGS flood activities related to the August 2016 Louisana Floods. Rainfall across Louisiana including amounts above 30 inches in some locations resulted in record-setting flooding.

Nov 28, 2022 · This color-coded map shows flooding and water surface elevations along Interstate 12 south of Walker and Denham Springs during the August 2016 flood.

Aug 23, 2016 · Debris is picked up on Redlands Drive in Park Forest Subdivision during East Baton Rouge Parish flood cleanup on Monday August 22, 2016.

View metadata for the Louisiana Flood Imagery. The data provided on this site is for informational and planning purposes only. Absolutely no accuracy or completeness guarantee is implied or intended.

Nov 29, 2022 · For the first time, an online interactive map shows the extent of the 2016 flood throughout the region, in street-by-street detail. The Amite River Basin Commission compiled the map over...

Feb 2, 2017 · Many of these high water marks were used to create 12 flood-inundation maps for selected areas of Louisiana that experienced flooding in August 2016. Heavy rainfall occurred across Louisiana in August, 2016 as a result of a slow-moving area of low pressure and a high amount of atmospheric moisture.

Jan 16, 2022 · Flooded home near Amite River, Port Vincent, Louisiana, August 16, 2016. Photograph by James Fountain, U.S. Geological Survey. Map showing study area and location of flood-inundation mapping extents in Louisiana for the August 2016 flood.

Sep 6, 2023 · Web map displaying the estimated inundation area caused by the August 12, 2016 flood event in EBRP. Web Map by East Baton Rouge GIS Map Portal. More Details...

Find flood risk* at your place; See how risk* has changed; See if risk* is about to change (new map) Estimate 100-year flood depth in your building * Defined as flood zone and Base Flood Elevation (BFE) depicted on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)