MISSISSIPPI RIVER 4-Dec-2025
45'/50' DEEP DRAFT CROSSINGS
(Raw Water Depths at the time of survey)
CROSSING NAME MILEAGE LWRP DATE 2025 250 LDB 125 LDB CENTERLINE 125 RDB 250 RDB SHAPE PROJECT DEPTH DREDGE
Upper Baton Rouge 232.5 2.6 21-Nov 45.0 45.5 47.5 45.0 42.0 XXXX 42.7 --
Baton Rouge 231.0 2.6 21-Nov 50.5 J 51.5 J 50.0 J 50.0 J 48.5 J XXXX 47.7 --
Red Eye 224.0 2.4 18-Nov 47.5 J 49.0 I 48.5 F 49.0 K 50.0 G 50.5 47.2 --
Sardine Point 219.3 2.3 18-Nov 50.0 52.0 53.0 53.0 49.0 49.0 47.1 --
Medora 212.0 2.1 19-Nov 49.0 D 51.5 B 51.5 C 51.5 B 48.5 A 51.0 47.1 --
Granada 204.3 1.9 4-Dec 54.5 F 55.0 A 55.0 F 54.0 G 53.0 F 57.5 49.8 --
Bayou Goula 197.8 1.8 4-Dec 54.5 I 54.5 D 55.0 I 54.0 E 54.0 D 54.0 49.4 --
Alhambra 190.5 1.7 3-Dec 53.0 D 54.0 A 53.5 B 52.5 D 53.5 C 62.0 48.4 --
Philadelphia 183.0 1.5 3-Dec 51.5 F 52.5 F 53.0 F 51.5 E 52.0 E 53.5 48.0 --
Smoke Bend 174.2 1.4 2-Dec 56.0 57.0 57.0 56.5 55.0 XXXX 52.4 McGEORGE
Rich Bend 158.5 1.2 3-Dec 54.0 54.5 56.0 58.0 55.0 XXXX 52.1 --
Belmont 154.0 1.2 21-Nov 48.0 54.0 55.5 53.5 53.0 XXXX 50.8 --
Fairview 115.7 0.7 19-Nov 53.0 52.5 53.5 52.5 50.5 XXXX 50.3 --
An asterisk (*) indicates survey data was incomplete or off-line due to dredging operations. Shallower depths may exist in areas not adequately surveyed.
See plotted survey on our "Mississippi River Crossings - Full and Profiles Only" webpage for more detailed depth information.
DATE
NAVD GAUGE MILEAGE LWRP 18-Nov 19-Nov 21-Nov 2-Dec 3-Dec 4-Dec
Baton Rouge 228.4 2.5 4.8 5.1 5.3 8.1 8.1 8.7
Donaldsonville 173.6 1.4 2.2 2.2 2.4 3.8 3.8 4.2
Reserve 138.7 1.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.8 2.6 3.1
New Orleans 102.8 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.6 1.1 1.2
"LDB" and "RDB" = left and right descending banks, respectively.
For additional survey data, visit our Navigation Condition Survey website at http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/ChannelSurveys.aspx
DISCLAIMER:
Hydrographic survey data is subject to change rapidly due to several factors including but not limited to dredging activity and natural shoaling and scouring processes.
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers accepts no responsibility for changes in the hydrographical conditions which develop after the date of publication.
NOTICE:
This data is intended for U. S. Army Corps of Engineers' internal use. This agency accepts no responsibility for errors or omissions contained in this data.
The accuracy of this data is, therefore, not guaranteed. Prudent mariners should not rely solely upon it.