MISSISSIPPI RIVER 12-Sep-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 27-Aug 48.5 43.0 42.0 43.0 42.0 XXXX 48.2 --
Baton Rouge 231.0 2.6 27-Aug 45.5 J K 55.0 I J 55.0 I J 55.0 J 49.0 J K XXXX 53.2 --
Red Eye 224.0 2.4 5-Sep 41.0 G H 50.5 B C 52.5 B 52.0 D E 44.0 F G 53.0 51.8 --
Sardine Point 219.3 2.3 26-Aug 47.5 51.0 52.0 51.0 50.0 51.5 53.0 --
Medora 212.0 2.1 25-Aug 47.5 D E 51.0 D 51.5 C 49.0 B 43.0 C 50.5 52.7 HURLEY
Granada 204.3 1.9 26-Aug 45.5 F G 54.0 A 56.5 F 56.0 F G 48.0 G H 53.5 52.0 --
Bayou Goula 197.8 1.8 26-Aug 50.0 G 54.0 D E 52.0 D E 48.5 D 39.5 D 54.0 51.5 McGEORGE
Alhambra 190.5 1.7 12-Sep 48.0 G 53.0 E 56.5 H 54.5 A 44.0 C 58.0 48.8 --
Philadelphia 183.0 1.5 28-Aug 54.0 F G 53.5 B C 53.5 F G 53.5 F G 52.5 F G 53.5 50.0 --
Smoke Bend 174.2 1.4 12-Sep 56.0 56.5 58.5 57.0 51.5 XXXX 53.1 --
Rich Bend 158.5 1.2 11-Sep 55.0 55.0 56.5 57.5 56.0 XXXX 52.9 --
Belmont 154.0 1.2 11-Sep 46.5 55.0 57.0 57.0 50.5 XXXX 52.7 --
Fairview 115.7 0.7 11-Sep 55.5 55.0 56.0 54.5 54.0 XXXX 52.0 --
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 25-Aug 26-Aug 27-Aug 28-Aug 5-Sep 11-Sep 12-Sep
Baton Rouge 228.4 2.5 11.4 11.1 10.8 10.3 9.6 8.3 7.9
Donaldsonville 173.6 1.4 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.2 4.5 4.5
Reserve 138.7 1.0 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.1 3.5 3.7
New Orleans 102.8 0.6 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.3 2.6
"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.