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Bayou Courtableau in Louisiana

River27.8 mi

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Around Bayou Courtableau

The Silos RV Resort9.7 miAtchafalaya Basin8.3 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Bayou Courtableau is a 27.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bayou Courtableau at Washington, LA (site 07382500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1947 to 2026

Bayou Courtableau typically runs highest in February, at a median 1,500 cfs, and lowest in August, at 211 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,440 cfs, in 1953.

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Typical flow by month at Bayou Courtableau at Washington, LA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1,210643 to 2,390
February1,500748 to 2,950
March1,110630 to 2,210
April873401 to 2,195
May607279 to 1,810
June319174 to 760
July241141 to 560
August211131 to 374
September287153 to 512
October213120 to 443
November274141 to 703
December983345 to 2,200

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 69 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bayou Courtableau at Washington, LA (site 07382500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Bayou Courtableau. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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