Calcasieu River at Lake Charles water level
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gauge 73550 · Calcasieu Parish · Lake Charles and Southwest Louisiana
stage, NAVD88 · Oct 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM CDT · 3 hours ago
- Below NWS minor flood stage
- 3.3 ft
- NWS action stage
- 3.0 ft
- NWS minor flood stage
- 4.0 ft
- NWS moderate flood stage
- 5.0 ft
- NWS major flood stage
- 6.0 ft
- Usual range
- -0.54 to 1.45 ft
- Highest since September 30, 2025
- 2.80 ft
Last 7 days
Hourly averages of the Corps' readings. The shaded band is this gauge's usual range: the middle 80% of its readings since September 30, 2025.
How to read this gauge
The number is the water surface elevation in feet on NAVD88, the current national vertical datum: a height above a fixed survey reference, not a depth. Readings on different datums can't be compared directly.
The flood stages are the National Weather Service's references for this location, on the same scale as the reading. They describe the gauge, not any particular street or property.
Daily highs and lows since September 30, 2025
Other Corps gauges in Lake Charles and Southwest Louisiana
| Corps gauge | Stage | Datum | NWS flood stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcasieu River at Hackberry | 0.43 ft | NAVD88 | — | 3 hours ago |
| Calcasieu River near Cameron | 0.50 ft | NAVD88 | — | 3 hours ago |
| Mermentau River at Grand Chenier | 3.33 ft | local | — | 2 hours ago |
Download the readings
calcasieu-river-at-lake-charles.csv (CSV): every reading from the last 90 days, 2,147 rows, with time in UTC and Central, and stage in feet on NAVD88.
calcasieu-river-at-lake-charles-daily.csv (CSV): the low and high of every day since September 30, 2025.
Source. Stage and flood-fight phases from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District; flood stages from the National Weather Service. Recent readings are provisional and can be revised. This site is not affiliated with either.