MISSISSIPPI RIVER 25-Mar-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 16-Mar 56.0 54.0 52.0 50.0 49.0 XXXX 57.5 --
Baton Rouge 231.0 2.6 16-Mar 59.5 BC 59.0 A 61.5 C 60.5 c 60.5 DE XXXX 62.5 --
Red Eye 224.0 2.4 16-Mar 58.5 EF 59.0 B 61.5 HI 60.1 C 60.5 D 66.5 62.0 --
Sardine Point 219.3 2.3 24-Mar 61.5 66.0 68.0 66.5 64.5 67.0 66.2 --
Medora 212.0 2.1 24-Mar 63.5 DE 65.0 A 64.5 BC 64.0 C 63.0 C 66.0 65.2 --
Granada 204.3 1.9 24-Mar 62.5 A 66.5 G 65.0 F 65.0 GH 60.5 G 67.5 64.1 --
Bayou Goula 197.8 1.8 18-Mar 64.0 E 62.5 E 63.5 E 63.5 E 61.5 E 66.5 61.1 --
Alhambra 190.5 1.7 18-Mar 60.5 C 61.5 E 61.5 C 60.5 E 62.0 E 71.0 60.0 --
Philadelphia 183.0 1.5 17-Mar 59.5 F 60.5 F 59.5 F 59.5 F 59.5 F 62.5 58.1 --
Smoke Bend 174.2 1.4 17-Mar 64.0 65.5 65.5 64.0 62.0 XXXX 61.7 --
Rich Bend 158.5 1.2 17-Mar 59.5 59.5 61.0 61.5 64.0 XXXX 60.2 --
Belmont 154.0 1.2 25-Mar 61.0 62.5 63.0 63.0 60.5 XXXX 62.0 --
Fairview 115.7 0.7 19-Feb 54.5 54.5 55.0 53.0 51.0 XXXX 51.2 --
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-Feb 16-Mar 17-Mar 18-Mar 24-Mar 25-Mar
Baton Rouge 228.4 2.5 6.5 20.1 21.9 22.9 25.0 24.7
Donaldsonville 173.6 1.4 3.2 11.8 13.1 14.0 16.0 15.8
Reserve 138.7 1.0 2.5 8.2 9.1 9.7 11.1 11.1
New Orleans 102.8 0.6 1.5 5.0 5.4 5.8 6.8 7.0
"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.