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Bayou Toro in Louisiana

River31.5 mi
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Pleasure Point Park-SRA6.2 miToledo Bend Marina & RV Park8 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Bayou Toro is a 31.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bayou Toro near Toro, LA (site 08025500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1956 to 2026

Bayou Toro typically runs highest in February, at a median 116 cfs, and lowest in October, at 8.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 34,000 cfs, in 2016.

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Typical flow by month at Bayou Toro near Toro, LA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January9440 to 228
February11658 to 243
March10056 to 212
April7640 to 149
May4022 to 86
June2613 to 57
July147.6 to 31
August9.44.7 to 20
September8.74.3 to 19
October8.04.8 to 18
November177.7 to 47
December6320 to 152

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 69 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bayou Toro near Toro, LA (site 08025500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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