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Calcasieu River near Kinder

Highest listed crest 32.00 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft88 crests since 1923

The Calcasieu River near Kinder crested at major flood stage 8 times among the 88 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1923 to 2023. The highest, 32.00 ft on May 19, 1953, was major flooding, 16.00 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
32.00 ft
May 19, 1953; 182,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
8
18th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
January 31, 2023
17.70 ft, minor flooding
Location
Allen 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 Kinder
Action stage13.511Feb 15, 2014The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.038Jan 31, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.029May 23, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.08Oct 13, 2020Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

88 crests from 1923 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Calcasieu River near Kinder, 1923 to 2023 101520253035ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft Apr 14, 1923: 20.37 ft, moderate flooding; 46,500 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1923: 23.46 ft, major flooding; 68,000 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1939: 17.96 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 1940: 24.70 ft, major flooding; 64,400 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1940: 20.32 ft, moderate flooding; 33,000 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1942: 18.22 ft, minor flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1943: 14.85 ft, action stage; 8,840 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1944: 18.33 ft, minor flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1945: 19.85 ft, minor flooding; 28,800 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1946: 19.91 ft, minor flooding; 29,400 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1947: 20.64 ft, moderate flooding; 37,300 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 1947: 15.61 ft, action stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1949: 19.82 ft, minor flooding; 33,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1950: 21.44 ft, moderate flooding; 44,500 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1951: 15.37 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1952: 19.53 ft, minor flooding; 30,900 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1953: 32.00 ft, major flooding; 182,000 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1954: 21.81 ft, moderate flooding; 48,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1955: 20.80 ft, moderate flooding; 40,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1956: 16.88 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1956: 18.52 ft, minor flooding; 24,300 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1957: 21.30 ft, moderate flooding; 44,200 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1959: 18.10 ft, minor flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1959: 15.50 ft, action stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1961: 19.70 ft, minor flooding; 31,900 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1961: 20.62 ft, moderate flooding; 38,500 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1963: 15.72 ft, action stage; 11,200 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1964: 17.91 ft, minor flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1965: 18.02 ft, minor flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1966: 21.85 ft, moderate flooding; 49,200 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1967: 19.16 ft, minor flooding; 28,200 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1968: 18.33 ft, minor flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1969: 16.93 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1970: 11.35 ft, below flood stage; 4,780 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1970: 18.93 ft, minor flooding; 25,110 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1971: 21.44 ft, moderate flooding; 45,500 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1973: 22.05 ft, moderate flooding; 51,000 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1974: 18.79 ft, minor flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1975: 19.56 ft, minor flooding; 29,900 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 1975: 15.77 ft, action stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1977: 15.98 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1977: 18.75 ft, minor flooding; 23,900 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1979: 21.59 ft, moderate flooding; 46,800 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1980: 21.05 ft, moderate flooding; 42,100 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1981: 16.58 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1982: 15.76 ft, action stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1982: 26.22 ft, major flooding; 100,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1984: 21.67 ft, moderate flooding; 49,500 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1984: 22.12 ft, moderate flooding; 54,200 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 1985: 22.14 ft, moderate flooding; 54,400 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 1987: 19.54 ft, minor flooding; 30,900 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1989: 26.28 ft, major flooding; 101,000 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1990: 20.06 ft, moderate flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1991: 20.48 ft, moderate flooding; 38,400 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1991: 22.07 ft, moderate flooding; 53,700 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1993: 17.91 ft, minor flooding; 20,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1994: 19.87 ft, minor flooding; 33,400 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1995: 18.50 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 1995: 21.70 ft, moderate floodingApr 13, 1995: 22.90 ft, moderate flooding; 57,900 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1995: 16.97 ft, minor flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1997: 19.62 ft, minor flooding; 31,500 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1998: 21.36 ft, moderate flooding; 46,400 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2000: 12.33 ft, below flood stage; 5,130 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 2001: 15.23 ft, action stage; 9,300 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2001: 14.10 ft, action stageOct 16, 2001: 19.48 ft, minor floodingDec 1, 2001: 23.22 ft, major flooding; 66,300 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2002: 24.29 ft, major floodingMay 16, 2004: 21.80 ft, moderate flooding; 47,400 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 2004: 18.04 ft, minor flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 2006: 19.40 ft, minor flooding; 29,999 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2008: 16.67 ft, minor flooding; 14,030 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2008: 18.01 ft, minor flooding; 20,640 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2009: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 16,429 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2010: 17.11 ft, minor flooding; 16,006 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2012: 20.12 ft, moderate flooding; 35,445 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2012: 19.38 ft, minor flooding; 29,681 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2013: 20.55 ft, moderate flooding; 38,996 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2014: 13.52 ft, action stageNov 7, 2015: 18.73 ft, minor flooding; 21,574 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2016: 21.78 ft, moderate flooding; 42,525 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2017: 21.45 ft, moderate floodingSep 2, 2017: 21.31 ft, moderate flooding; 38,594 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2020: 23.65 ft, major flooding; 61,806 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2021: 20.03 ft, moderate floodingMar 25, 2022: 16.41 ft, minor floodingJan 31, 2023: 17.70 ft, minor flooding Highest, 32.00 ft, May 19, 1953 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Calcasieu River near Kinder 1920s: 2 1930s: 1 1940s: 8 1950s: 9 1960s: 8 1970s: 7 1980s: 8 1990s: 11 11 2000s: 9 2010s: 8 2020s: 4 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 88 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Calcasieu River near Kinder
1May 19, 195332.00+16.00Major182,000
2Jul 2, 198926.28+10.28Major101,000
3Dec 29, 198226.22+10.22Major100,000
4Aug 11, 194024.70+8.70Major64,400
5Nov 7, 200224.29+8.29Major—
6Oct 13, 202023.65+7.65Major61,806
7Dec 23, 192323.46+7.46Major68,000
8Dec 1, 200123.22+7.22Major66,300
9Apr 13, 199522.90+6.90Moderate57,900
10Nov 1, 198522.14+6.14Moderate54,400
11Oct 23, 198422.12+6.12Moderate54,200
12Dec 16, 199122.07+6.07Moderate53,700
13Mar 27, 197322.05+6.05Moderate51,000
14Feb 15, 196621.85+5.85Moderate49,200
15May 5, 195421.81+5.81Moderate48,700
16May 16, 200421.80+5.80Moderate47,400
17Mar 15, 201621.78+5.78Moderate42,525
18Mar 10, 199521.70+5.70Moderate—
19Feb 15, 198421.67+5.67Moderate49,500
20Sep 22, 197921.59+5.59Moderate46,800
21Apr 7, 201721.45+5.45Moderate—
22Feb 15, 195021.44+5.44Moderate44,500
23Dec 9, 197121.44+5.44Moderate45,500
24Jan 14, 199821.36+5.36Moderate46,400
25Sep 2, 201721.31+5.31Moderate38,594
26Nov 16, 195721.30+5.30Moderate44,200
27Mar 31, 198021.05+5.05Moderate42,100
28Feb 8, 195520.80+4.80Moderate40,100
29Jan 21, 194720.64+4.64Moderate37,300
30Dec 20, 196120.62+4.62Moderate38,500
31Jan 13, 201320.55+4.55Moderate38,996
32May 10, 199120.48+4.48Moderate38,400
33Apr 14, 192320.37+4.37Moderate46,500
34Nov 27, 194020.32+4.32Moderate33,000
35Feb 7, 201220.12+4.12Moderate35,445
36Jan 26, 199020.06+4.06Moderate35,000
37May 23, 202120.03+4.03Moderate—
38Jan 13, 194619.91+3.91Minor29,400
39Feb 2, 199419.87+3.87Minor33,400
40Apr 4, 194519.85+3.85Minor28,800
41Apr 24, 194919.82+3.82Minor33,600
42Jan 12, 196119.70+3.70Minor31,900
43Mar 1, 199719.62+3.62Minor31,500
44May 9, 197519.56+3.56Minor29,900
45Nov 19, 198719.54+3.54Minor30,900
46Apr 28, 195219.53+3.53Minor30,900
47Oct 16, 200119.48+3.48Minor—
48Oct 28, 200619.40+3.40Minor29,999
49Mar 24, 201219.38+3.38Minor29,681
50Apr 19, 196719.16+3.16Minor28,200

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: 32.00 ft here, major flooding

  • OakdaleLA · May 19, 1953 · 27.62 ft · Major · its highest
  • OberlinLA · May 19, 1953 · 26.53 ft · Major · its highest
  • GlenmoraLA · May 19, 1953 · 21.55 ft · Major · its highest
  • Sam Houston Jones State ParkLA · May 22, 1953 · 12.75 ft · Major

July 2, 1989: 26.28 ft here, major flooding

December 29, 1982: 26.22 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
GlenmoraLA12.021.55 ft, May 19, 195317
Kinder this gaugeLA16.032.00 ft, May 19, 19538
OakdaleLA17.027.62 ft, May 19, 19531
OberlinLA13.026.53 ft, May 19, 195340

Other gauges in Allen Parish

Flood gauges in Allen Parish
Oakdale17.027.62 ft, May 19, 19531
Oberlin13.026.53 ft, May 19, 195340
Mittie15.032.80 ft, May 18, 195312

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KDRL1, 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.