USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
073802511 Barataria Waterway at Mud Lake S of Lafitte, LA
LOCATION - Lat 29°28'27.38", long 90°00'23.78" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in sec.24, T.18 S., R.24 E., Jefferson Parish, LA, Hydrologic Unit 08090301, located on Jefferson Parish waterline valve, near US Coast Guard channel light 43, approx 1.25 miles south-southeast of the intersection of Barataria Waterway/Bayou Cutler and Bayou St. Denis.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 2020 to present.
GAGE - Multiprobe water level recorder. Datum of gage 6.03ft below NAVD88 GEOID18.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum recorded gage height, 12.05ft, Oct 28, 2020, Hurricane Zeta. Minimum recorded gage height, 3.48 ft, Mar 12, 2022.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 2020 to present.
INSTRUMENTATION - Mulitprobe water quality monitor collecting specific conductance and water temperature.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 49,000 microsiemens/cm, Dec 24, 2023; minimum recorded, 334 microsiemens/cm, May 31, 2021. SALINITY: Maximum recorded, 31.9 ppt, Dec 24, 2023; minimum, 0.1 ppt, may days. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 34.5°C, Aug. 14, 2024; minimum recorded, 5.2°C, Dec. 25, 2022.