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Around Saline Bayou
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Saline Bayou is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Saline Bayou near Lucky, LA (site 07352000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1941 to 2025
Saline Bayou typically runs highest in March, at a median 181 cfs, and lowest in August, at 14 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 19,400 cfs, in 2016.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 137 | 62 to 339 |
| February | 180 | 102 to 396 |
| March | 181 | 100 to 368 |
| April | 122 | 65 to 271 |
| May | 76 | 34 to 208 |
| June | 33 | 15 to 91 |
| July | 20 | 9.3 to 44 |
| August | 14 | 7.8 to 28 |
| September | 15 | 8.4 to 30 |
| October | 20 | 12 to 39 |
| November | 44 | 24 to 83 |
| December | 94 | 43 to 252 |
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 85 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Saline Bayou near Lucky, LA (site 07352000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Saline Bayou, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- St. Maurice Recreation AreaRed RiverPublic
- Saline Lake SpillwayCheechee BayPublic
- Mulligan InnSaline LakePublic
- Keyhole RampSaline LakePublic
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