Calcasieu River near Cameron water level
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gauge 73650 · Cameron Parish · Lake Charles and Southwest Louisiana
stage, NAVD88 · Oct 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM CDT · 3 hours ago
- Usual range
- -0.60 to 1.61 ft
- Highest since September 30, 2025
- 3.05 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.
NOAA also runs a tide gauge here: Calcasieu Pass, on its own datum.
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 at Lake Charles | 0.72 ft | NAVD88 | 3.3 ft below minor flood stage | 3 hours ago |
| Mermentau River at Grand Chenier | 3.33 ft | local | — | 2 hours ago |
Download the readings
calcasieu-river-near-cameron.csv (CSV): every reading from the last 90 days, 2,159 rows, with time in UTC and Central, and stage in feet on NAVD88.
calcasieu-river-near-cameron-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.