Bayou San Patricio Near Benson, LA

USGS Site No: 08023400Bayou San Patricio • De Soto Parish, LA

Bayou San Patricio Near Benson, LA on the Bayou San Patricio is currently at 7 cfs (Normal — 58th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 7.21 ft.

Reading from

7
CFS Discharge
7.21
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 0
25th Low threshold 1
50th (Median) Normal (median) 4
75th High threshold 15 Today: 7 cfs
95th Very High threshold 305

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

2.3k 1.2k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 8 7.22
May 27, 2026 7 7.14
May 26, 2026 8 7.25
May 25, 2026 41 8.34
May 24, 2026 269 12.16
May 23, 2026 30 7.70
May 22, 2026 5 7.02
May 21, 2026 17 7.60
May 20, 2026 23 7.56
May 19, 2026 1 6.43
May 18, 2026 1 6.35
May 17, 2026 1 6.35
May 16, 2026 1 6.31
May 15, 2026 1 6.39
Apr 20, 2026 0 6.15
Apr 19, 2026 0 6.17
Apr 18, 2026 0 6.18
Apr 17, 2026 0 6.19
Apr 16, 2026 0 6.23
Apr 15, 2026 1 6.25
Apr 14, 2026 1 6.24
Apr 13, 2026 1 6.33
Apr 12, 2026 1 6.37
Apr 11, 2026 1 6.43
Apr 10, 2026 1 6.43
Apr 9, 2026 1 6.30
Apr 8, 2026 1 6.39
Apr 7, 2026 5 6.87
Apr 6, 2026 13 7.45
Apr 5, 2026 11 7.21

Station Information

USGS Site No
08023400
State
LA
Coordinates
31.8752, -93.6585
Drainage Area
80 mi²
Datum (ft)
208.6
HUC Code
12010004
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
1,720 cfs
May 8, 2025
Min discharge
0 cfs
Oct 18, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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