About this river
Natalbany River is an 11.2 mile river near Marina Del Ray in Louisiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Natalbany River at Baptist, LA (site 07376500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1944 to 2025
Natalbany River typically runs highest in February, at a median 80 cfs, and lowest in October, at 11 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,500 cfs, in 2016.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61 | 26 to 174 | |
| February | 80 | 36 to 198 | |
| March | 59 | 30 to 147 | |
| April | 41 | 22 to 93 | |
| May | 26 | 16 to 60 | |
| June | 20 | 12 to 45 | |
| July | 20 | 12 to 47 | |
| August | 17 | 10 to 34 | |
| September | 15 | 9.7 to 32 | |
| October | 11 | 7.2 to 20 | |
| November | 13 | 7.5 to 27 | |
| December | 31 | 12 to 90 |
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 82 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Natalbany River at Baptist, LA (site 07376500). 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 Natalbany River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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