MISSISSIPPI RIVER 20-Aug-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 19-Aug 41.5 39.0 40.0 37.0 36.0 XXXX 45.1 --
Baton Rouge 231.0 2.6 19-Aug 45.5 J 49.0 J 51.5 J 54.0 J 48.0 J XXXX 50.1 --
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 McGEORGE
Sardine Point 219.3 2.3 6-Aug 51.0 52.5 51.5 50.5 47.5 54.0 51.4 JADWIN
Medora 212.0 2.1 6-Aug 50.0 B 60.0 C 50.0 B 59.0 C 49.0 B 55.0 51.0 --
Granada 204.3 1.9 6-Aug 50.0 C 53.0 G 54.0 G 52.0 G 51.0 G 57.5 50.6 --
Bayou Goula 197.8 1.8 13-Aug 48.0 F 48.5 F 50.0 F 49.5 E 49.0 E 54.0 48.3 --
Alhambra 190.5 1.7 15-Aug 50.5 F G 50.5 B 50.0 B 51.0 B 50.5 B 55.0 47.9 --
Philadelphia 183.0 1.5 15-Aug 50.5 H 51.5 H 52.0 H 51.5 H 50.0 I 54.0 47.6 --
Smoke Bend 174.2 1.4 12-Aug 54.0 54.5 54.5 53.5 52.5 XXXX 52.5 --
Rich Bend 158.5 1.2 12-Aug 54.5 56.5 58.0 58.0 58.0 XXXX 52.4 --
Belmont 154.0 1.2 12-Aug 51.0 51.5 53.0 51.5 52.0 XXXX 52.3 --
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 6-Aug 12-Aug 13-Aug 15-Aug 19-Aug
Baton Rouge 228.4 2.5 21.5 12.4 9.4 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.7
Donaldsonville 173.6 1.4 13.3 6.4 5.1 3.9 3.5 3.5 4.1
Reserve 138.7 1.0 9.7 4.4 3.8 3.2 2.5 2.5 2.9
New Orleans 102.8 0.6 6.5 2.9 2.5 2.6 1.8 1.6 1.8
"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.