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Bayou D'Arbonne in Louisiana

River35.0 mi
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Around Bayou D'Arbonne

5 mi

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

About this river

Bayou D'Arbonne is a 35.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Byu D'Arbonne nr Dubach, LA (site 07365000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1941 to 1969

Bayou D'Arbonne typically runs highest in February, at a median 534 cfs, and lowest in October, at 2.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 23,400 cfs, in 1959.

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Typical flow by month at Byu D'Arbonne nr Dubach, LA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January325102 to 904
February534254 to 1,080
March505273 to 918
April385232 to 750
May18979 to 622
June6315 to 217
July172.2 to 123
August5.70.4 to 59
September7.00.3 to 37
October2.80.1 to 27
November271.2 to 135
December13825 to 426

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 28 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Byu D'Arbonne nr Dubach, LA (site 07365000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Bayou D'Arbonne, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Gills FerryLake D'ArbonnePublic
  • Tech LandingLake D'ArbonnePublic
  • Old Hwy 33Lake D'ArbonnePublic

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