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Bayou Bartholomew in Louisiana

River52.5 mi
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Overflow National Wildlife Refuge9.8 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Bayou Bartholomew is a 52.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bayou Bartholomew near Jones, LA (site 07364200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1983 to 2025

Bayou Bartholomew typically runs highest in March, at a median 2,520 cfs, and lowest in October, at 95 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,240 cfs, in 1991.

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Typical flow by month at Bayou Bartholomew near Jones, LA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2,120953 to 3,740
February2,4001,230 to 3,750
March2,5201,290 to 5,040
April2,4501,370 to 3,800
May1,510622 to 2,410
June585203 to 1,485
July18695 to 789
August19693 to 457
September10962 to 211
October9529 to 325
November16347 to 737
December719146 to 2,140

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 Bartholomew near Jones, LA (site 07364200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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