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New River Canal east of Sorrento, LA

ASCENSION PARISH, LA30.1893°N, -90.7813°W Updated 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

-157cfs

AIR TEMP

86°F

WIND

2mph ESE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

-157cfs

Optimal band: 88–120 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,005cfs

PERIOD LOW

1cfs

RUNNABLE

10%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

34.4in

+22% vs normal

34.38 in of precipitation so far this year, 22% above the 30-year normal of 28.14 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

34.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

28.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

18.7–36.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+22%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.35" · normal 4.74" (2.8–7.0)

Jan

Feb: 1.95" · normal 4.56" (1.9–7.1)

Feb

Mar: 4.13" · normal 4.63" (1.9–7.4)

Mar

Apr: 3.32" · normal 4.49" (1.2–7.9)

Apr

May: 13.65" · normal 4.19" (0.8–7.6)

May

Jun: 8.33" · normal 5.15" (2.2–9.5)

Jun

Jul: 0.65" (so far)· normal 5.93" (3.3–9.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 6.06" (1.9–12.2)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.46" (1.4–8.4)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.87" (0.3–7.9)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.47" (1.5–5.8)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.00" (2.3–6.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:37 PM

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Station Location

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 15:02 UTC

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