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    • Lake Bistineau Flood Map Files

    Metadata Updated: January 19, 2026

    Heavy rainfall occurred across Louisiana during March 8-19, 2016, as a result of a massive, slow-moving southward dip in the jet stream, which moved eastward across Mexico, then neared the Gulf Coast, funneling deep tropical moisture into parts of the Gulf States and the Mississippi River Valley. The storm caused major flooding in north-central and southeastern Louisiana. Digital flood-inundation maps for a 20.1-mile reach within the community of Minden near Lake Bistineau in Bossier Parish and Bienville Parish, LA was created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support response and recovery operations following a March 8-19, 2016 flood event. The inundation maps depict estimates of the areal extent and depth of flooding corresponding to 5 high-water marks (HWM) identified and surveyed by the USGS following the flood event.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date January 12, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date January 19, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date January 12, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date January 19, 2026
    Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
    Maintainer
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    Data Last Modified 2020-08-21T00:00:00Z
    Category geospatial
    Public Access Level public
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