Calcasieu River at Goos Ferry Road

Highest listed crest 7.46 ftFlood stage 2.0 ft1 crests since 2020

The Calcasieu River at Goos Ferry Road crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2020 to 2020. The highest, 7.46 ft on October 14, 2020, was major flooding, 5.46 feet above flood stage. 5 other gauges on the Calcasieu River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 7.46 ft; October 14, 2020
Flood stage: 2.0 ft; Major flooding from 6.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 66th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest: October 14, 2020; 7.46 ft, major flooding
Location: Calcasieu Parish; Near Lake Charles (8.2 mi), Sulphur (13.3 mi)
Identifiers: NWS CGFL1; No USGS station

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Calcasieu River at Goos Ferry Road

Action stage	1.1	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	2.0	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	4.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	6.0	1	Oct 14, 2020	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2020 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Calcasieu River at Goos Ferry Road

1	Oct 14, 2020	7.46	+5.46	Major	—

The worst floods along the Calcasieu River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Calcasieu River that crested above flood stage within a week.

October 14, 2020: 7.46 ft here, major flooding

KinderLA · Oct 13, 2020 · 23.65 ft · Major
OberlinLA · Oct 11, 2020 · 21.88 ft · Major
GlenmoraLA · Oct 13, 2020 · 18.13 ft · Major
White Oak ParkLA · Oct 14, 2020 · 9.41 ft · Major
OakdaleLA · Oct 11, 2020 · 19.00 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Calcasieu River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Calcasieu River

Goos Ferry Road this gauge	LA	2.0	7.46 ft, Oct 14, 2020	1
Saltwater Barrier	LA	4.0	13.00 ft, Oct 1, 1913	6
Sam Houston Jones State Park	LA	5.0	14.40 ft, Dec 29, 1982	8
White Oak Park	LA	2.0	9.61 ft, Sep 2, 2017	5
Glenmora	LA	12.0	21.55 ft, May 19, 1953	17
Kinder	LA	16.0	32.00 ft, May 19, 1953	8
Oakdale	LA	17.0	27.62 ft, May 19, 1953	1
Oberlin	LA	13.0	26.53 ft, May 19, 1953	40

Other gauges in Calcasieu Parish

Flood gauges in Calcasieu Parish

Lorrain Park	4.0	7.51 ft, Aug 17, 2016	1
Alligator Park	20.0	23.74 ft, Apr 29, 2020	0
Saltwater Barrier	4.0	13.00 ft, Oct 1, 1913	6
Sam Houston Jones State Park	5.0	14.40 ft, Dec 29, 1982	8
White Oak Park	2.0	9.61 ft, Sep 2, 2017	5
Dave Dugas Road	5.0	13.15 ft, Jan 14, 2016	1
Common Street	8.0	11.53 ft, May 1, 2016	2
Anthony Ferry Road	4.5	7.47 ft, Oct 13, 2020	0
Coffey Road	13.0	16.01 ft, Jun 4, 2016	0
Tide Station (LCH) at Lake Charles	3.0	9.50 ft, Sep 13, 2008	2
Dunn Ferry Road	5.0	14.86 ft, Aug 31, 2017	2

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CGFL1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.