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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Little Wax Bayou is a 12.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wax Lake Outlet at Calumet, LA (site 07381590). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1996 to 2015
Little Wax Bayou typically runs highest in May, at a median 139,000 cfs, and lowest in September, at 45,250 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 313,000 cfs, in 2011.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 107,000 | 74,600 to 135,000 |
| February | 118,000 | 76,100 to 151,000 |
| March | 131,000 | 105,000 to 161,000 |
| April | 135,000 | 107,500 to 168,000 |
| May | 139,000 | 99,900 to 173,000 |
| June | 132,500 | 91,100 to 159,000 |
| July | 101,000 | 67,500 to 127,000 |
| August | 56,400 | 40,600 to 77,800 |
| September | 45,250 | 39,100 to 58,700 |
| October | 47,000 | 35,700 to 62,500 |
| November | 49,900 | 39,950 to 72,500 |
| December | 66,500 | 49,500 to 125,000 |
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 19 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wax Lake Outlet at Calumet, LA (site 07381590). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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