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Calcasieu River near Glenmora

Highest listed crest 21.55 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft108 crests since 1944

The Calcasieu River near Glenmora crested at major flood stage 17 times among the 108 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1944 to 2023. The highest, 21.55 ft on May 19, 1953, was major flooding, 9.55 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Calcasieu River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.55 ft
May 19, 1953
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
17
7th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
March 23, 2023
14.28 ft, minor flooding
Location
Rapides Parish
Louisiana

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Calcasieu River near Glenmora
Action stage12.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.060Mar 23, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.031Jan 5, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.017Oct 13, 2020Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

108 crests from 1944 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Calcasieu River near Glenmora, 1944 to 2023 121416182022ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft May 5, 1944: 16.50 ft, moderate flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1945: 18.00 ft, major flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1946: 16.20 ft, moderate flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1947: 16.68 ft, moderate flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1948: 14.00 ft, minor flooding; 5,100 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1949: 15.80 ft, minor flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1950: 18.82 ft, major floodingJan 5, 1951: 16.69 ft, moderate flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1952: 19.02 ft, major floodingMay 19, 1953: 21.55 ft, major floodingMay 4, 1954: 14.88 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1955: 16.93 ft, moderate flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1956: 14.26 ft, minor flooding; 6,440 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 1956: 14.29 ft, minor flooding; 6,580 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1958: 15.98 ft, minor flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1959: 14.87 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1960: 13.57 ft, minor flooding; 3,840 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1961: 16.64 ft, moderate flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1961: 15.52 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1963: 12.86 ft, minor flooding; 2,440 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1964: 15.64 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1965: 14.34 ft, minor flooding; 6,830 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1966: 20.29 ft, major floodingApr 16, 1967: 17.29 ft, moderate flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1968: 14.54 ft, minor flooding; 7,840 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1969: 14.91 ft, minor flooding; 9,780 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 1970: 12.90 ft, minor flooding; 2,460 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1971: 15.85 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1973: 17.02 ft, moderate flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1975: 17.32 ft, moderate flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1976: 14.98 ft, minor flooding; 9,270 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1977: 14.75 ft, minor flooding; 8,160 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1978: 14.86 ft, minor flooding; 8,690 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1979: 14.96 ft, minor flooding; 9,170 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1980: 16.22 ft, moderate flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1981: 15.47 ft, minor flooding; 9,370 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1982: 13.73 ft, minor flooding; 3,240 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1982: 20.40 ft, major floodingFeb 14, 1984: 17.18 ft, moderate flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1984: 16.92 ft, moderate flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1985: 17.81 ft, moderate flooding; 25,600 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1986: 16.77 ft, moderate flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 1987: 16.23 ft, moderate flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1989: 20.46 ft, major floodingJan 21, 1990: 17.12 ft, moderate flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1991: 15.58 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1991: 15.98 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1993: 13.85 ft, minor flooding; 4,000 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1993: 14.58 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1993: 15.15 ft, minor flooding; 8,200 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1994: 18.48 ft, major flooding; 24,900 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1994: 14.80 ft, minor flooding; 6,830 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1995: 15.60 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1995: 14.56 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1995: 18.19 ft, major flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1995: 16.04 ft, moderate flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1995: 16.43 ft, moderate flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1995: 14.56 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1997: 15.89 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1997: 16.09 ft, moderate flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1997: 15.11 ft, minor flooding; 8,040 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1998: 16.75 ft, moderate flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1998: 14.17 ft, minor flooding; 4,660 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1998: 14.41 ft, minor flooding; 5,390 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 1998: 16.52 ft, moderate flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1998: 16.70 ft, moderate flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1999: 14.15 ft, minor flooding; 4,060 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1999: 15.80 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1999: 17.24 ft, moderate flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2000: 13.49 ft, minor flooding; 2,830 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 2001: 14.97 ft, minor flooding; 5,900 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2001: 15.95 ft, minor flooding; 8,840 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2001: 16.99 ft, moderate flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 2001: 15.62 ft, minor flooding; 8,280 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 2001: 17.77 ft, moderate flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2002: 18.44 ft, major flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2004: 14.30 ft, minor flooding; 4,060 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2004: 15.88 ft, minor flooding; 8,040 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2004: 18.70 ft, major floodingNov 26, 2004: 17.88 ft, moderate flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2006: 13.97 ft, minor flooding; 3,480 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 2006: 17.52 ft, moderate flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2007: 17.13 ft, moderate flooding; 13,015 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2008: 12.66 ft, minor flooding; 1,731 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2008: 15.76 ft, minor flooding; 7,830 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2008: 12.67 ft, minor flooding; 1,742 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2008: 12.93 ft, minor flooding; 2,057 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2009: 15.06 ft, minor flooding; 7,600 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2011: 13.30 ft, minor flooding; 2,506 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 2012: 12.02 ft, minor flooding; 1,174 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2012: 16.29 ft, moderate flooding; 9,480 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2012: 19.09 ft, major floodingJan 12, 2013: 16.43 ft, moderate flooding; 10,022 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2013: 14.30 ft, minor flooding; 4,060 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2013: 14.15 ft, minor flooding; 3,771 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2014: 13.01 ft, minor flooding; 2,022 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2014: 12.45 ft, minor flooding; 1,469 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2014: 13.50 ft, minor flooding; 2,650 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2015: 13.45 ft, minor flooding; 2,442 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2015: 13.72 ft, minor flooding; 2,872 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 2015: 18.26 ft, major flooding; 22,794 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2015: 13.23 ft, minor flooding; 2,131 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2016: 20.46 ft, major floodingApr 4, 2017: 20.22 ft, major floodingMar 31, 2018: 18.77 ft, major floodingJan 5, 2019: 17.15 ft, moderate floodingOct 13, 2020: 18.13 ft, major flooding; 21,219 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2023: 14.28 ft, minor flooding Highest, 21.55 ft, May 19, 1953 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Calcasieu River near Glenmora 1940s: 6 1950s: 10 1960s: 10 1970s: 8 1980s: 10 1990s: 25 25 2000s: 19 2010s: 18 2020s: 2 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. 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.
  2. 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

The 50 highest of 108 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Calcasieu River near Glenmora
1May 19, 195321.55+9.55Major—
2Jun 29, 198920.46+8.46Major—
3May 12, 201620.46+8.46Major—
4Dec 28, 198220.40+8.40Major—
5Feb 12, 196620.29+8.29Major—
6Apr 4, 201720.22+8.22Major—
7Mar 23, 201219.09+7.09Major—
8Apr 25, 195219.02+7.02Major—
9Feb 14, 195018.82+6.82Major—
10Mar 31, 201818.77+6.77Major—
11May 15, 200418.70+6.70Major—
12Jan 29, 199418.48+6.48Major24,900
13Nov 7, 200218.44+6.44Major23,800
14Nov 3, 201518.26+6.26Major22,794
15Mar 8, 199518.19+6.19Major27,400
16Oct 13, 202018.13+6.13Major21,219
17Apr 4, 194518.00+6.00Major27,400
18Nov 26, 200417.88+5.88Moderate17,100
19Oct 31, 198517.81+5.81Moderate25,600
20Nov 30, 200117.77+5.77Moderate16,800
21Oct 20, 200617.52+5.52Moderate16,100
22May 6, 197517.32+5.32Moderate22,500
23Apr 16, 196717.29+5.29Moderate22,800
24Apr 7, 199917.24+5.24Moderate19,800
25Feb 14, 198417.18+5.18Moderate19,400
26Jan 5, 201917.15+5.15Moderate—
27Jan 2, 200717.13+5.13Moderate13,015
28Jan 21, 199017.12+5.12Moderate19,600
29Apr 18, 197317.02+5.02Moderate20,700
30Jun 10, 200116.99+4.99Moderate15,600
31Aug 5, 195516.93+4.93Moderate20,600
32Oct 23, 198416.92+4.92Moderate20,000
33Nov 27, 198616.77+4.77Moderate19,100
34Jan 10, 199816.75+4.75Moderate16,700
35Dec 15, 199816.70+4.70Moderate15,100
36Jan 5, 195116.69+4.69Moderate20,100
37Jan 19, 194716.68+4.68Moderate20,100
38Jan 10, 196116.64+4.64Moderate19,000
39Nov 17, 199816.52+4.52Moderate15,300
40May 5, 194416.50+4.50Moderate19,000
41Apr 26, 199516.43+4.43Moderate14,900
42Jan 12, 201316.43+4.43Moderate10,022
43Feb 7, 201216.29+4.29Moderate9,480
44Nov 18, 198716.23+4.23Moderate15,900
45Apr 14, 198016.22+4.22Moderate15,900
46Jan 9, 194616.20+4.20Moderate17,300
47Feb 28, 199716.09+4.09Moderate12,900
48Apr 14, 199516.04+4.04Moderate12,600
49Sep 23, 195815.98+3.98Minor15,700
50Dec 13, 199115.98+3.98Minor12,300

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.

May 19, 1953: 21.55 ft here, major flooding

  • KinderLA · May 19, 1953 · 32.00 ft · Major · its highest
  • OakdaleLA · May 19, 1953 · 27.62 ft · Major · its highest
  • OberlinLA · May 19, 1953 · 26.53 ft · Major · its highest
  • Sam Houston Jones State ParkLA · May 22, 1953 · 12.75 ft · Major

June 29, 1989: 20.46 ft here, major flooding

December 28, 1982: 20.40 ft here, major flooding

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 RoadLA2.07.46 ft, Oct 14, 20201
Saltwater BarrierLA4.013.00 ft, Oct 1, 19136
Sam Houston Jones State ParkLA5.014.40 ft, Dec 29, 19828
White Oak ParkLA2.09.61 ft, Sep 2, 20175
Glenmora this gaugeLA12.021.55 ft, May 19, 195317
KinderLA16.032.00 ft, May 19, 19538
OakdaleLA17.027.62 ft, May 19, 19531
OberlinLA13.026.53 ft, May 19, 195340

Other gauges in Rapides Parish

Flood gauges in Rapides Parish
Clearwater19.026.72 ft, May 18, 19533
Alexandria32.045.23 ft, Apr 17, 194510

Rapides Parish: every hazard · River floods across the country · Louisiana

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GLML1, 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.