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Choupique Bayou at Dave Dugas Road Stage (ft)Observed: 0.04 ft at 4:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: -0.03 ft at 4:27PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: -0.09 ft at 5:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: -0.14 ft at 5:18PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: -0.16 ft at 6:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: -0.16 ft at 7:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: -0.11 ft at 8:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: -0.07 ft at 9:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: -0.04 ft at 10:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: -0.04 ft at 10:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: -0.03 ft at 11:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: -0.07 ft at 12:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: -0.15 ft at 12:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: -0.15 ft at 1:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: -0.23 ft at 2:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: -0.25 ft at 2:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: -0.3 ft at 3:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: -0.34 ft at 4:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: -0.36 ft at 4:54AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: -0.33 ft at 5:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: -0.27 ft at 6:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: -0.25 ft at 6:06AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: -0.14 ft at 6:39AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: -0.07 ft at 7:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: -0.02 ft at 7:06AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.08 ft at 7:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.18 ft at 7:57AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.18 ft at 8:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.28 ft at 8:27AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.38 ft at 9:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.39 ft at 9:03AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.51 ft at 9:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.52 ft at 10:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.6 ft at 11:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.61 ft at 11:12AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.63 ft at 12:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.59 ft at 1:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.49 ft at 1:39PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.46 ft at 2:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.39 ft at 2:36PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.36 ft at 3:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.31 ft at 4:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.42 ft at 5:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.49 ft at 5:24PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.6 ft at 5:54PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.61 ft at 6:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.7 ft at 6:33PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.75 ft at 7:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.81 ft at 7:36PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.83 ft at 8:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.88 ft at 9:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.9 ft at 10:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.83 ft at 11:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.7 ft at 11:48PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.68 ft at 12:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.6 ft at 12:27AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.54 ft at 1:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.5 ft at 1:18AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.43 ft at 2:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.4 ft at 2:12AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.32 ft at 3:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.3 ft at 3:09AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.25 ft at 4:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.25 ft at 5:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.4 ft at 5:51AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.43 ft at 6:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.5 ft at 6:21AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.61 ft at 6:51AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.63 ft at 7:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.71 ft at 7:33AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.77 ft at 8:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.82 ft at 8:24AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.87 ft at 9:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.92 ft at 9:27AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.96 ft at 10:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1.02 ft at 10:42AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1.04 ft at 11:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1.08 ft at 12:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1.1 ft at 1:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1.06 ft at 2:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1 ft at 3:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.94 ft at 4:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.92 ft at 4:33PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.91 ft at 5:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.94 ft at 6:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.99 ft at 7:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1.02 ft at 7:24PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1.04 ft at 8:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1.02 ft at 9:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.91 ft at 9:57PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.91 ft at 10:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.81 ft at 10:48PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.8 ft at 11:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.71 ft at 11:54PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.71 ft at 12:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.61 ft at 12:54AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.6 ft at 1:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.5 ft at 1:48AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.49 ft at 2:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.4 ft at 2:36AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.36 ft at 3:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.3 ft at 3:42AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.28 ft at 4:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.25 ft at 5:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.28 ft at 6:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.41 ft at 6:54AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.42 ft at 7:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.51 ft at 7:27AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.59 ft at 8:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.61 ft at 8:06AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.7 ft at 9:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.72 ft at 9:09AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.8 ft at 10:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.82 ft at 10:18AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.87 ft at 11:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.92 ft at 11:42AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.93 ft at 12:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.95 ft at 1:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.92 ft at 2:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.83 ft at 3:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.81 ft at 3:12PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.71 ft at 4:45PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.7 ft at 5:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.69 ft at 6:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.7 ft at 7:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.69 ft at 8:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.66 ft at 9:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.6 ft at 10:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.53 ft at 11:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.5 ft at 11:15PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.43 ft at 12:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.4 ft at 12:12AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.31 ft at 1:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.28 ft at 1:03AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.21 ft at 2:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.17 ft at 2:18AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.12 ft at 3:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.07 ft at 3:18AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.04 ft at 4:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0 ft at 5:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.06 ft at 6:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.18 ft at 6:39AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.24 ft at 7:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.28 ft at 7:09AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.39 ft at 7:39AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.45 ft at 8:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.49 ft at 8:12AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.6 ft at 8:54AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.6 ft at 9:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.7 ft at 9:45AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.72 ft at 10:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.8 ft at 10:39AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.84 ft at 11:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.91 ft at 11:36AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.94 ft at 12:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.01 ft at 1:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.04 ft at 2:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.06 ft at 3:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.04 ft at 4:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.99 ft at 5:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.94 ft at 6:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.91 ft at 7:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.9 ft at 7:03PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.88 ft at 8:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.84 ft at 9:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.8 ft at 9:48PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.79 ft at 10:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.7 ft at 10:57PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.7 ft at 11:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.6 ft at 12:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 0.59 ft at 12:03AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 0.51 ft at 1:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 0.49 ft at 1:12AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 0.42 ft at 2:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 0.39 ft at 2:24AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 0.35 ft at 3:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 0.31 ft at 4:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 0.31 ft at 5:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 0.33 ft at 6:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 0.5 ft at 6:57AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 0.5 ft at 7:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 0.61 ft at 7:30AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 0.69 ft at 8:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 0.71 ft at 8:06AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 0.81 ft at 8:51AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 0.83 ft at 9:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 0.93 ft at 9:45AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.09 ft at 11:00AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.13 ft at 11:24AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.2 ft at 12:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.24 ft at 12:21PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.3 ft at 1:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.34 ft at 1:24PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.4 ft at 2:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.45 ft at 2:27PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.49 ft at 3:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.55 ft at 3:42PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.57 ft at 4:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.66 ft at 5:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 6:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 6:27PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.78 ft at 7:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.82 ft at 8:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.86 ft at 9:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.86 ft at 9:06PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.86 ft at 10:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.77 ft at 11:00PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 11:03PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 1.66 ft at 12:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.65 ft at 12:03AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.58 ft at 1:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.55 ft at 1:21AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.5 ft at 2:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.45 ft at 2:30AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.41 ft at 3:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.35 ft at 3:33AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.31 ft at 4:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.24 ft at 4:36AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.22 ft at 5:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.13 ft at 5:39AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.11 ft at 6:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.04 ft at 6:51AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.04 ft at 7:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.02 ft at 8:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.12 ft at 9:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.13 ft at 9:06AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.24 ft at 9:45AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.28 ft at 10:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.35 ft at 10:30AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.41 ft at 11:00AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.45 ft at 11:24AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.52 ft at 12:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.56 ft at 12:15PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.63 ft at 1:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.66 ft at 1:12PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 2:12PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.84 ft at 3:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.87 ft at 3:12PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.93 ft at 4:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.97 ft at 4:21PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 2 ft at 5:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 2.06 ft at 5:48PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 2.08 ft at 6:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 2.13 ft at 7:00PM Apr 27, 2024Highest Observation: 2.15 ft at 8:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 2.14 ft at 9:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 2.1 ft at 10:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 2.02 ft at 11:00PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.96 ft at 11:51PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:00AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.88 ft at 1:00AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.86 ft at 1:15AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.81 ft at 2:00AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 2:36AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 3:00AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.66 ft at 3:54AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.65 ft at 4:00AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.57 ft at 5:00AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.55 ft at 5:06AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.49 ft at 6:00AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.45 ft at 6:27AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:00AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.37 ft at 8:00AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.35 ft at 8:36AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.37 ft at 9:00AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.45 ft at 9:45AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.48 ft at 10:00AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.14 ft at 10:03AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.49 ft at 10:06AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.6 ft at 10:48AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.61 ft at 11:00AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.7 ft at 11:54AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.71 ft at 12:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.79 ft at 1:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:03PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.88 ft at 2:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 1.9 ft at 2:12PM Apr 28, 2024Calcasieu Parish Police JuryCCDL1(plotting HGIRZ) Graph Created (3:40PM Apr 28, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 1.9 ft at 2:12 PM CDT 28-Apr-2024. Flood Stage is 5 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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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 are not available for the Choupique Bayou at Dave Dugas Road. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 8
Moderate Flood Stage: 6
Flood Stage: 5
Action Stage: 4
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 13.15 ft on 01/14/2016
(2) 7.80 ft on 08/30/2017
(3) 7.02 ft on 09/21/2013
(4) 6.41 ft on 10/10/2020 (P)
(5) 5.75 ft on 06/27/2014
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 6.41 ft on 10/10/2020 (P)
(2) 5.08 ft on 12/08/2018
(3) 7.80 ft on 08/30/2017
(4) 13.15 ft on 01/14/2016
(5) 5.00 ft on 04/18/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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Latitude: 30.168611° N, Longitude: 93.426944° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 5 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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