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Weather Forecast Office Lake Charles, LA

West Gulf River Forecast Center

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Printable Image About this graph Tabular Data (UTC) Tabular Data (CDT) Datum: NAVD88 Metadata

NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Sabine River at CR 2082. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 95 Moderate Flood Stage: 85 Flood Stage: 80 Action Stage: 75 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 89.82 ft on 04/26/2020 (2) 88.64 ft on 05/24/2021 (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests Currently none available. Low Water Records Currently none available.

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About This Location

Latitude: 30.969400° N, Longitude: 93.571900° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 80 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 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for CR 2082

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