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Bayou Adventure - Fountainebleau State Park

Tchefuncte River near Bayou Adventure - Fountainebleau State Park

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About this river

Tchefuncte River is an 11.2 mile river near Bayou Adventure - Fountainebleau State Park in Louisiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tchefuncte River at Madisonville, LA (site 07375230). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2022 to 2025

Tchefuncte River typically runs highest in January, at a median 727 cfs, and lowest in October, at -266 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 20,100 cfs, in 2024.

Typical flow by month at Tchefuncte River at Madisonville, LA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January727-214 to 2,855
February423-194 to 1,150
March401-239 to 688
April378-242 to 964
May361-144 to 896
June3099.0 to 670
July358162 to 791
August178-138 to 1,025
September74-284 to 559
October-266-619 to -25
December179-280 to 1,670

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 3 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tchefuncte River at Madisonville, LA (site 07375230). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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