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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Tensas Bayou is a 32.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tensas River at Tendal, LA (site 07369500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1936 to 2025
Tensas Bayou typically runs highest in February, at a median 442 cfs, and lowest in October, at 12 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,380 cfs, in 1949.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 344 | 85 to 927 |
| February | 442 | 113 to 1,010 |
| March | 418 | 147 to 920 |
| April | 293 | 72 to 823 |
| May | 123 | 48 to 560 |
| June | 85 | 40 to 233 |
| July | 55 | 32 to 151 |
| August | 37 | 23 to 78 |
| September | 21 | 12 to 36 |
| October | 12 | 6.9 to 30 |
| November | 24 | 10 to 158 |
| December | 131 | 23 to 661 |
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 89 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tensas River at Tendal, LA (site 07369500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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