[truthluva]

The biggest rise in water level that I've seen so far is at the Black Bayou at Hwy 621 "near Prairieville." I guess everyone defines "near Prairieville" a little differently, but I tend to think of Hwy 621 as being Gonzales. In fact, I live less than a mile from Hwy 621. The water in Black Bayou has risen four feet today at that location so far. A link to the reports from the monitoring station is

Do you know how close that is to Hwy 61 and 42? That's the area where my brothers live.

[WFTR]

Do you know how close that is to Hwy 61 and 42? That's the area where my brothers live.

That stream is about six miles from your brothers, and I think the area around your brothers' place is drained through other streams that flow into Bayou Manchac. The nearest monitoring location that I can find is Bayou Manchac near Little Prairie. I think I've actually kayaked past this station, but it doesn't appear to be working now. The downstream stations on the Amite River are showing levels that aren't too bad right now. I'm not a hydrologist, but I'd assume that things are still draining well at your brothers' place.