Bayou Cocodrie in Louisiana
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Around Bayou Cocodrie
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Bayou Cocodrie is a 60.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, LA (site 07382000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1923 to 2025
Bayou Cocodrie typically runs highest in February, at a median 647 cfs, and lowest in October, at 103 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 25,000 cfs, in 1953.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 561 | 310 to 859 |
| February | 647 | 352 to 907 |
| March | 543 | 281 to 840 |
| April | 442 | 231 to 803 |
| May | 284 | 145 to 760 |
| June | 183 | 108 to 436 |
| July | 136 | 101 to 290 |
| August | 121 | 86 to 200 |
| September | 122 | 82 to 224 |
| October | 103 | 76 to 168 |
| November | 135 | 87 to 334 |
| December | 325 | 145 to 769 |
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 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, LA (site 07382000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Bayou Cocodrie, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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