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Beaucoup Creek in Louisiana

River23.5 mi
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2 mi

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

About this river

Beaucoup Creek is a 23.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Beaucoup CK near Cotton Plant, LA (site 07370600). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2020 to 2026

Beaucoup Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 190 cfs, and lowest in October, at 0.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,260 cfs, in 2024.

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Typical flow by month at Beaucoup CK near Cotton Plant, LA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January18730 to 597
February17161 to 469
March17792 to 355
April19086 to 612
May16049 to 404
June202.5 to 91
July3.61.1 to 28
August1.90.1 to 19
September2.00.3 to 39
October0.10.0 to 39
November2.40.4 to 31
December251.9 to 143

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 5 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Beaucoup CK near Cotton Plant, LA (site 07370600). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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