Calcasieu River near Oakdale, LA

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 29 ftCatastrophic flooding with upper level of sewage plant beginning to flood.
• 27.65 ftRiver is at its flood of record. Flood waters reach the top of the rail on the railroad bridge. Considerable residential flooding will occur.
• 27 ftMajor flooding occurs with the river at the floor of the railroad bridge.
• 25.7 ftFlood waters reach the underclearance of the railroad bridge.
• 24 ftApproximately 60 homes are flooded.
• 22 ftApproximately 50 homes are flooded.
• 21 ftLowland areas near lower level of sewage plant and approximately 30 homes begin to flood.
• 19 ftLow secondary roads near the river begin to flood. Several houses in close proximity to the river are subject to flooding.
• 17 ftMinor lowland flooding, mainly forested areas along the river will occur. Park and picnic ground off of Highway 10 begins to flood.

Highest crests on record

1. 27.62 ft — May 19, 1953
2. 26.36 ft — May 2, 1953
3. 26 ft — June 30, 1989
4. 24.7 ft — March 13, 2016
5. 24.53 ft — February 13, 1966

Recent crests: 16.49 ft (February 9, 2023) · 16.68 ft (March 24, 2022) · 18.31 ft (April 28, 2021) · 19 ft (October 11, 2020) · 21.8 ft (September 2, 2017)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamCalcasieu River near Glenmora, LA
• DownstreamCalcasieu River near Oberlin, LA
• Whisky Chitto Creek near Mittie, LA
• Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, LA
• Bundick Creek at HWY 113, LA
• Whiskey Chitto Creek at HWY 399, LA
• Bayou Nezpique at Basile, LA
• Bundick Creek at Bundick Lake, LA