MISSISSIPPI RIVER 23-Jan-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 9-Jan 46.0 46.0 45.5 45.5 45.5 XXXX 43.5 --
Baton Rouge 231.0 2.6 9-Jan 50.5 I 51.0 J 50.5 J 51.0 J 48.5 I XXXX 48.5 --
Red Eye 224.0 2.4 9-Jan 47.5 K 49.0 E 50.0 F 50.0 G 48.5 G 52.5 48.4 --
Sardine Point 219.3 2.3 8-Jan 51.0 54.0 55.0 53.5 49.0 50.5 48.0 --
Medora 212.0 2.1 8-Jan 48.0 A 52.0 A 52.0 B 52.0 D 49.5 D 51.5 47.7 --
Granada 204.3 1.9 23-Jan 54.5 B 54.5 A 55.0 D 55.5 F 51.5 F 54.5 48.2 --
Bayou Goula 197.8 1.8 22-Jan 53.5 F 52.5 I 53.5 I 51.5 E 53.0 E 52.5 47.2 --
Alhambra 190.5 1.7 23-Jan 51.5 E 53.5 A 52.0 C 53.5 C 52.5 C 61.0 47.5 --
Philadelphia 183.0 1.5 21-Jan 50.5 F 51.0 F 51.5 F 51.0 F 50.0 F 53.5 46.7 --
Smoke Bend 174.2 1.4 21-Jan 55.5 55.0 57.5 57.0 56.5 XXXX 51.2 --
Rich Bend 158.5 1.2 15-Jan 51.5 52.5 53.5 55.0 52.0 XXXX 50.5 --
Belmont 154.0 1.2 14-Jan 51.0 51.0 52.0 51.0 50.0 XXXX 50.5 --
Fairview 115.7 0.7 19-Dec 55.0 56.0 56.5 54.0 53.0 XXXX 50.8 --
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 19-Dec 8-Jan 9-Jan 14-Jan 15-Jan 21-Jan 22-Jan 23-Jan
Baton Rouge 228.4 2.5 5.8 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.7
Donaldsonville 173.6 1.4 3.1 2.6 2.8 2.3 2.2 2.6 2.5 3.1
Reserve 138.7 1.0 2.2 2.1 2.2 1.3 1.1 1.9 1.7 2.3
New Orleans 102.8 0.6 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.5 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.