Waterlands
Bayou Francois
USGS · 073802273
BAYOU FRANCOIS
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Bayou Francois at Hwy 61 Near Gonzales, LA

ASCENSION PARISH, LA30.2274°N, -90.8995°W
AIR TEMP
88°F
WIND
2mph NNE
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

30.0in

≈ normal

30.01 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 26.25 in).

YTD Total

30.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

26.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

17.7–33.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+14%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.60" · normal 4.82" (2.7–7.2)
Jan
Feb: 1.71" · normal 4.54" (1.8–7.1)
Feb
Mar: 4.45" · normal 4.58" (2.2–7.7)
Mar
Apr: 3.37" · normal 4.61" (1.0–7.7)
Apr
May: 11.33" · normal 4.20" (0.8–7.5)
May
Jun: 6.54" (so far)· normal 4.91" (2.3–8.7)
Jun
Jul: normal 5.85" (3.3–9.1)
Jul
Aug: normal 5.82" (2.1–13.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 4.28" (1.5–7.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.80" (0.3–8.2)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.51" (1.6–6.2)
Nov
Dec: normal 4.11" (2.4–6.5)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo10:53 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
91°
77°
WED
85°
77°
THU
93°
74°
FRI
93°
72°
SAT
93°
74°
SUN
94°
73°
MON
96°
74°
TIME
WED
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THU
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FRI
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
81°
mild
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79°
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80°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
6mph SW
G 16 mph
6
G16
SW
3
G12
WSW
4
G13
WSW
5
G13
WSW
5
G13
W
3
G12
WSW
3
G11
WNW
4
G15
NW
6
G12
NW
6
G9
NW
3
G4
NW
3
WNW
8
G9
NNW
10
G16
NNW
7
G13
NNW
9
G12
S
7
G10
S
1
G3
NE
1
G2
ESE
1
G5
SSW
3
G6
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4
G7
SSE
4
G8
SSE
3
G10
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3
G11
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5
G12
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5
G11
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4
G11
WSW
5
G11
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4
G10
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2
G10
WSW
4
G12
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8
G16
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7
G11
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7
G10
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6
G8
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5
G7
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6
G7
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6
G8
SSW
7
G8
SSW
8
SSW
9
SSW
8
G16
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9
G20
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8
G20
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8
G20
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7
G18
SW
7
G14
SSW
6
G11
SSW
6
G8
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5
G10
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5
G7
SSW
4
SSW
4
G5
SSW
5
G8
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5
G9
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6
G8
SSW
7
G11
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G10
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8
G11
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8
G11
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8
G12
SSW
8
G12
SSW
9
G11
SW
11
SW
10
G11
SW
11
G13
SW
11
G18
SW
9
G19
SW
8
G19
SW
7
G18
SSW
6
G16
SSW
6
G15
S
6
G16
S
6
G17
S
6
G14
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5
G8
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5
S
5
S
3
G7
S
4
G7
S
5
G11
S
7
G11
S
8
G10
SSW
9
G10
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8
G9
SSW
6
G8
SSW
7
G8
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8
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9
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9
G10
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9
G13
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8
G15
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7
G16
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7
G16
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6
G13
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6
G11
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6
G8
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6
G8
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6
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
4
SW
2
G4
SW
1
G3
SW
2
G3
S
3
S
4
SSE
5
S
5
S
4
S
3
SSW
3
G4
SSW
3
G5
S
4
G8
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PRECIP
chance %
3%
3%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
3%
4%
1%
3%
7%
9%
10%
11%
11%
11%
9%
7%
6%
5%
3%
3%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
2%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
8%
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8%
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2%
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0%
1%
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1%
1%
1%
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1%
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1%
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14%
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14%
0%
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0%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
16%
16%
16%
16%
16%
CLOUDS
cover %
5%
clear
5%
89%
56%
7%
2%
10%
4%
97%
57%
84%
74%
88%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
91%
100%
99%
100%
100%
72%
100%
100%
17%
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11%
34%
100%
4%
20%
37%
17%
14%
34%
17%
100%
98%
15%
10%
10%
5%
5%
0%
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9%
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10%
7%
7%
10%
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23%
19%
8%
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6%
8%
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14%
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5%
0%
5%
33%
40%
11%
5%
5%
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6%
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0%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1019
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:03 AM
SUNSET
08:08 PM
14H 5M OF DAYLIGHT19H 44M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
64% illuminated

Station Location

30.2274, -90.8995
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 00:24 UTC
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