MISSISSIPPI RIVER 1-Oct-2026
45'/50' DEEP DRAFT CROSSINGS
(Raw Water Depths at the time of survey)
CROSSING NAME MILEAGE LWRP DATE 2026 250 LDB 125 LDB CENTERLINE 125 RDB 250 RDB SHAPE PROJECT DEPTH DREDGE
Upper Baton Rouge 232.5 2.6 26-Aug 48.0 43.0 45.0 43.0 40.5 XXXX 49.6 --
Baton Rouge 231.0 2.6 26-Aug 50.0 I 54.0 J 56.0 K 58.5 J 51.0 J XXXX 54.6 McGEORGE
Red Eye 224.0 2.4 30-Jul 47.5 J 51.5 B 53.5 E 52.5 C 44.0 D 61.0 54.5 --
Sardine Point 219.3 2.3 8-Sep 52.0 52.5 52.5 52.5 52.5 52.5 50.8 --
Medora 212.0 2.1 15-Sep 48.0 C 48.5 B 49.5 C 48.5 B 48.5 A 48.0 48.3 --
Granada 204.3 1.9 15-Sep 44.5 A 46.5 G 48.5 F 47.5 G 47.0 G 52.0 48.1 --
Bayou Goula 197.8 1.8 8-Sep 50.0 F 50.5 F 51.5 F 51.0 E 51.5 D 55.5 49.8 --
Alhambra 190.5 1.7 1-Oct 52.5 G 53.5 B 51.5 B 53.5 B 51.5 F 57.5 49.4 --
Philadelphia 183.0 1.5 14-Sep 49.5 H 50.5 G 51.0 H 50.5 H 49.0 H 53.0 47.0 --
Smoke Bend 174.2 1.4 14-Sep 53.0 53.5 53.5 52.5 51.5 XXXX 51.6 --
Rich Bend 158.5 1.2 14-Sep 53.0 56.0 57.0 57.0 56.5 XXXX 51.4 --
Belmont 154.0 1.2 14-Sep 49.5 50.5 50.5 50.0 49.5 XXXX 51.3 HURLEY
Fairview 115.7 0.7 21-Jul 64.0 66.5 64.0 63.5 59.5 XXXX 56.9 --
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 21-Jul 30-Jul 26-Aug 8-Sep 14-Sep 15-Sep 1-Oct
Baton Rouge 228.4 2.5 21.5 12.4 12.2 8.7 5.9 6.2 8.5
Donaldsonville 173.6 1.4 13.3 6.4 6.2 4.9 3.0 3.5 5.1
Reserve 138.7 1.0 9.7 4.4 4.5 3.8 2.1 2.7 3.9
New Orleans 102.8 0.6 6.5 2.9 3.1 2.9 1.3 1.9 2.8
"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.