Amite HUC8 08070202

A 4,880 km² sub-basin of the Lower Mississippi region in LA, MS. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.

Health score

Stressed

Drought index

257

Severe

Area in D2+

57.38%

0% exceptional (D4)

Gauges below normal

75%

of 4 reporting

Median flow

74%

p18 of record

Water assets

3,361

4 springs · 2,547 wells

USGS gauges (7)

Amite River near Denham Springs, LA
07378500321 cfsp10 · below normal
Amite River at Port Vincent, LA
07380120281 cfsp15 · below normal
Amite River near Darlington, LA
07377000232 cfsp21 · below normal
Comite River near Comite, LA
0737800058 cfsp28 · normal
Amite River at Magnolia, LA
07377300606 cfsno long-term record
Comite River near Olive Branch, LA
0737750080 cfsno long-term record
Comite R. at Pt. Hudson-Pride Rd near Milldale, LA
0737760045 cfsno long-term record

Recent conditions

Date	DSCI	D2+ %	Gauges low	Flow pct
2026-10-19	257	57.38	3/4	p18
2026-10-18	257	57.38	3/4	p16
2026-10-17	257	57.38	2/4	p26
2026-10-16	257	57.38	1/4	p30
2026-10-15	257	57.38	1/4	p30
2026-10-14	257	57.38	1/4	p29
2026-10-13	257	57.38	1/4	p28
2026-10-12	257	57.38	2/4	p28
2026-10-11	257	57.38	1/4	p31
2026-10-10	257	57.38	2/4	p24
2026-10-09	257	57.38	1/4	p32
2026-10-08	267	67.08	1/4	p36
2026-10-07	267	67.08	0/4	p46
2026-10-06	267	67.08	0/4	p57

Top water assets

80Coastal Lowlands Aquifer — Southeast Louisianaaquifer
65Richard Ledoux Damreservoir
65Cars Creekriver
65Dorothy Knost Damreservoir
65Redwood Creekriver
65Hermon Jackson Lakereservoir
65Holland Lakereservoir
65East Fork Amite Riverriver
65Ed Herring Damreservoir
65Tom Engquist Damreservoir

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