Calcasieu River near Oberlin, LA

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:10 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 32 ftWater is at top of elevated mobile home along the river.
• 26.5 ftThe river is at its flood of record. Widespread major to catastrophic flooding will occur.
• 26.4 ftFEMA flood insurance maps indicate that at 26.4 feet, if you are located in the 1% (100 year) flood plain your property is at a high risk for flooding. A 1 percent flood is a flood that has a one percent or greater chance of occurring in any given year.
• 26 ftFlooding begins to impact Highway 26 east of the bridge. Several homes near the river are subject to flooding.
• 19 ftMajor flooding will occur. Secondary roads and homes near the river will be affected. Reeds Bridge Road begins to flood upstream of oberlin.
• 15 ftModerate flooding will occur with several access roads to the river flooded.
• 13 ftMinor lowland flooding near the river will occur.
• 12 ftWater begins to overflow the banks on both sides of the river.

Highest crests on record

1. 26.53 ft — May 19, 1953
2. 24.7 ft — July 2, 1989
3. 24.33 ft — December 30, 1982
4. 23.07 ft — February 14, 1966
5. 22.88 ft — March 14, 2016

Recent crests: 16 ft (February 10, 2023) · 15.26 ft (March 26, 2022) · 21.88 ft (October 11, 2020) · 14.77 ft (April 6, 2020) · 18.9 ft (January 7, 2019)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamCalcasieu River near Oakdale, LA
• DownstreamCalcasieu River near Kinder, LA
• Whisky Chitto Creek near Mittie, LA
• Bundick Creek at HWY 113, LA
• Bayou Nezpique at Basile, LA
• Bundick Creek at Bundick Lake, LA
• Barnes Creek at Topsy Bel Road, LA
• Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice, LA