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Calcasieu River near Kinder Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 19.72 ft at 10:30PM May 18, 2024Observed: 19.72 ft at 10:45PM May 18, 2024Observed: 19.72 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2024Highest Observation: 19.73 ft at 11:15PM May 18, 2024Highest Observation: 19.73 ft at 11:30PM May 18, 2024Observed: 19.72 ft at 11:45PM May 18, 2024Highest Observation: 19.73 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.72 ft at 12:15AM May 19, 2024Highest Observation: 19.73 ft at 12:30AM May 19, 2024Highest Observation: 19.73 ft at 12:45AM May 19, 2024Highest Observation: 19.73 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2024Highest Observation: 19.73 ft at 1:15AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.72 ft at 1:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.72 ft at 1:45AM May 19, 2024Highest Observation: 19.73 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2024Highest Observation: 19.73 ft at 2:15AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.72 ft at 2:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.72 ft at 2:45AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.72 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.72 ft at 3:15AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.71 ft at 3:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.71 ft at 3:45AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.71 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.7 ft at 4:15AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.71 ft at 4:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.71 ft at 4:45AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.7 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.7 ft at 5:15AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.7 ft at 5:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.69 ft at 5:45AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.7 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.7 ft at 6:15AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.69 ft at 6:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.69 ft at 6:45AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.69 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.67 ft at 7:15AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.68 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.69 ft at 7:45AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.68 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.66 ft at 8:15AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.66 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.66 ft at 8:45AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.66 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.65 ft at 9:15AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.66 ft at 9:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.65 ft at 9:45AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.64 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.65 ft at 10:15AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.63 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.63 ft at 10:45AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.62 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.62 ft at 11:15AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.62 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.6 ft at 11:45AM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.61 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.6 ft at 12:15PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.6 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.59 ft at 12:45PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.58 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.58 ft at 1:15PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.58 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.56 ft at 1:45PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.56 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.56 ft at 2:15PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.55 ft at 2:30PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.55 ft at 2:45PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.53 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.53 ft at 3:15PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.53 ft at 3:30PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.52 ft at 3:45PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.51 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.51 ft at 4:15PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.5 ft at 4:30PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.49 ft at 4:45PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.49 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.48 ft at 5:15PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.48 ft at 5:30PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.47 ft at 5:45PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.46 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.45 ft at 6:15PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.45 ft at 6:30PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.43 ft at 6:45PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.42 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.42 ft at 7:15PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.41 ft at 7:30PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.41 ft at 7:45PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.4 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.39 ft at 8:15PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.39 ft at 8:30PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.39 ft at 8:45PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.38 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.37 ft at 9:15PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.37 ft at 9:30PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.36 ft at 9:45PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.35 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.34 ft at 10:15PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.34 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.32 ft at 10:45PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.33 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.31 ft at 11:15PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.3 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.3 ft at 11:45PM May 19, 2024Observed: 19.29 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.29 ft at 12:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.28 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.28 ft at 12:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.26 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.26 ft at 1:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.25 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.24 ft at 1:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.24 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.22 ft at 2:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.22 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.21 ft at 2:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.2 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.19 ft at 3:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.2 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.17 ft at 3:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.17 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.16 ft at 4:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.15 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.14 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.13 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.12 ft at 5:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.11 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.11 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.1 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.1 ft at 6:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.08 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.08 ft at 6:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.07 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.06 ft at 7:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.05 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.05 ft at 7:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.03 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.03 ft at 8:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19.02 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19 ft at 8:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 19 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.99 ft at 9:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.99 ft at 9:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.97 ft at 9:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.96 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.96 ft at 10:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.95 ft at 10:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.94 ft at 10:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.94 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.91 ft at 11:15AM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.92 ft at 11:30AM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.89 ft at 11:45AM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.89 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.88 ft at 12:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.88 ft at 12:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.87 ft at 12:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.85 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.84 ft at 1:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.83 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.82 ft at 1:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.82 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.79 ft at 2:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.79 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.78 ft at 2:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.77 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.76 ft at 3:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.75 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.74 ft at 3:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.73 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.71 ft at 4:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.71 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.7 ft at 4:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.68 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.68 ft at 5:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.67 ft at 5:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.65 ft at 5:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.65 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.64 ft at 6:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.62 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.62 ft at 6:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.6 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.59 ft at 7:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.58 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.58 ft at 7:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.56 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.56 ft at 8:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.54 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.54 ft at 8:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.52 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.52 ft at 9:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.51 ft at 9:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.5 ft at 9:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.49 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.47 ft at 10:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.47 ft at 10:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.46 ft at 10:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.45 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.44 ft at 11:15PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.43 ft at 11:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.42 ft at 11:45PM May 20, 2024Observed: 18.41 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.4 ft at 12:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.39 ft at 12:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.38 ft at 12:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.36 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.36 ft at 1:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.35 ft at 1:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.35 ft at 1:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.33 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.32 ft at 2:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.3 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.29 ft at 2:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.29 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.29 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.28 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.26 ft at 3:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.25 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.25 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.24 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.23 ft at 4:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.21 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.2 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.2 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.19 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.17 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.16 ft at 6:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.15 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.14 ft at 6:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.14 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.12 ft at 7:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.12 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.1 ft at 7:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.11 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.09 ft at 8:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.08 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.07 ft at 8:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.06 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.05 ft at 9:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.04 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.03 ft at 9:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.02 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.01 ft at 10:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 18.01 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.99 ft at 10:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.99 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.97 ft at 11:15AM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.97 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.95 ft at 11:45AM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.95 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.94 ft at 12:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.93 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.92 ft at 12:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.91 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.9 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.88 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.88 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.88 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.86 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.85 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.84 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.83 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.82 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.81 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.8 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.8 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.77 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.78 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.76 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.75 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.73 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.73 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.73 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.71 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.71 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.69 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.69 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.68 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.66 ft at 7:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.66 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.64 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.64 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.63 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.62 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.61 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.6 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.59 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.59 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.58 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.57 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.55 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.55 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.54 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.53 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.52 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.51 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.51 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2024Observed: 17.5 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.49 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.48 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.47 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.45 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.45 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.44 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.43 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.43 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.42 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.41 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.4 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.4 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.38 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.38 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.37 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.36 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.35 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.34 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.34 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.33 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.31 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.3 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.3 ft at 5:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.29 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.28 ft at 6:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.27 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.26 ft at 6:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.25 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.25 ft at 7:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.24 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.23 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.22 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.21 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.2 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.2 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.19 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.18 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.17 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.16 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.15 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.14 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.14 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.13 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.11 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.11 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.1 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.09 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.08 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.07 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.06 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.05 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.04 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.04 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.03 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.01 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 17.01 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 17 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.99 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.98 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.97 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.96 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.95 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.95 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.94 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.91 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.92 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.91 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.89 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.89 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.88 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.88 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.87 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.85 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.84 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.82 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.82 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.81 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.8 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.79 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.79 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.78 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.77 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.75 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.76 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 16.75 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2024Highest Forecast: 16.7 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 16.5 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 16.4 ft 1:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 16.2 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 16 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 15.8 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 15.6 ft 1:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 15.4 ft 7:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 15.2 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 14.9 ft 7:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 14.6 ft 1:00PM May 25, 2024Forecast: 14.3 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2024Forecast: 14 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2024Forecast: 13.7 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2024Forecast: 13.4 ft 1:00PM May 26, 2024Forecast: 13.1 ft 7:00PM May 26, 2024Forecast: 12.8 ft 1:00AM May 27, 2024Forecast: 12.5 ft 7:00AM May 27, 2024Forecast: 12.1 ft 1:00PM May 27, 2024Forecast: 11.7 ft 7:00PM May 27, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesKDRL1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:25PM May 22, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 7:29PM May 22)Latest observed value: 16.75 ft at 9:15 PM CDT 22-May-2024. Flood Stage is 16 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Calcasieu River near Kinder are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 23
Moderate Flood Stage: 20
Flood Stage: 16
Action Stage: 13.5
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 32.00 ft on 05/19/1953
(2) 26.28 ft on 07/02/1989
(3) 26.22 ft on 12/29/1982
(4) 24.70 ft on 08/11/1940
(5) 24.29 ft on 11/07/2002
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 17.70 ft on 01/31/2023
(2) 16.41 ft on 03/25/2022
(3) 20.03 ft on 05/23/2021
(4) 23.65 ft on 10/13/2020 (P)
(5) 21.31 ft on 09/02/2017 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.06 ft on 10/04/2000
(2) 1.26 ft on 09/29/2023
(3) 1.27 ft on 09/08/2009
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32.9 At this level water will be flowing over the Highway 190 bridge.
32 The river at its flood of record. Widespread catastrpohic flood damage will occur. Many communities along and at some distance from the river become flooded. These communities include Kinder, Indian Village, Buller and Hecker. Portions of U.S. Highway 165 may also flood.
29 Flood waters reach the top of the rail on the railroad bridge downstream from the Hwy 190 bridge. Flooding of the bridge approaches on Hwy 190.
28.8 The water will be at the low chord of the Highway 190 bridge.
27.8 FEMA flood insurance maps indicate that at 27.8 feet, if you are located in the 1% (100 year) flood plain your property is at a high risk for flooding. A 1 percent flood is a flood that has a one percent or greater chance of occurring in any given year.
24 Three feet of water is over the Calcasieu River Bridge on Old Pump Road. Some homes along Old Pump Road are flooded. Homes near Phillips Bluff, Lormand Bluff, and Indian Village begin to flood.
23 Water is over numerous roads along the river. Several structures are subject to flooding in the Nevils Bluff community. Some of the roads that are or may be flooded include but are not limited to, Hecker Road from the Jefferson Davis Parish line to Hecker in several places. Amos Bluff, Old Ferry, Old Pump, Kinder Cemetary, Green Oaks, Fosset and Lyles roads.
21.5 Two feet of water over Old Pump Road and Kinder Cemetery Road. The Old Pump Road Bridge over the Calcasieu River begins to flood.
19.5 Lowland sections of Old Pump Road, Kinder Cemetery Road, and Nevils Bluff Road begin to flood.
18 If gage reading at Kinder reaches 18 feet, flooding begins to cut off some of the roads around Topsy in Northwest Jefferson Davis Parish.
16 Flooding of wooded areas near the river will occur.
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Latitude: 30.502500° N, Longitude: 92.915556° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 16 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 10.93 ft 26.93 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 11.95 ft 27.95 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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