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Bayou Pierre in Louisiana

River62.1 mi

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Around Bayou Pierre

Red River National Wildlife Refuge4.3 miWallace Lake · 5 mi10 mi

Access4

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

About this river

Bayou Pierre is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bayou Pierre near Lake End, LA (site 07351750). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1981 to 2026

Bayou Pierre typically runs highest in February, at a median 1,260 cfs, and lowest in September, at 94 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,500 cfs, in 1999.

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Typical flow by month at Bayou Pierre near Lake End, LA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January686267 to 1,820
February1,260351 to 3,000
March961394 to 2,000
April746267 to 1,580
May405157 to 1,420
June330122 to 936
July15695 to 338
August10270 to 170
September9452 to 166
October11259 to 208
November13478 to 475
December475138 to 1,380

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 42 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bayou Pierre near Lake End, LA (site 07351750). 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 Pierre, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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