Contraband Bayou at Common Street

Highest listed crest 11.53 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft5 crests since 2015

The Contraband Bayou at Common Street crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2019. The highest, 11.53 ft on May 1, 2016, was major flooding, 3.53 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 11.53 ft; May 1, 2016
Flood stage: 8.0 ft; Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major: 2; 55th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest: April 4, 2019; 8.86 ft, minor flooding
Location: Calcasieu Parish; Near Lake Charles (1.5 mi), Sulphur (9.2 mi)
Identifiers: NWS CCAL1; 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, Contraband Bayou at Common Street

Action stage	7.0	1	May 3, 2017	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	8.0	1	Apr 4, 2019	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	9.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	10.0	2	May 1, 2016	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2015 to 2019. 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, Contraband Bayou at Common Street

1	May 1, 2016	11.53	+3.53	Major	—
2	Apr 10, 2015	11.31	+3.31	Major	—
3	Apr 4, 2019	8.86	+0.86	Minor	—
4	May 3, 2017	7.73	−0.27	Action	—
5	Jun 21, 2018	5.98	−2.02	Below flood stage	—

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
Goos Ferry Road	2.0	7.46 ft, Oct 14, 2020	1
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
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 CCAL1, 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.