Houston River at Anthony Ferry Road

Highest listed crest 7.47 ftFlood stage 4.5 ft1 crests since 2020

The Houston River at Anthony Ferry Road crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2020 to 2020. The highest, 7.47 ft on October 13, 2020, was moderate flooding, 2.97 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 7.47 ft; October 13, 2020
Flood stage: 4.5 ft; Major flooding from 9.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: October 13, 2020; 7.47 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Calcasieu Parish; Near Sulphur (4.9 mi), Lake Charles (8.9 mi)
Identifiers: NWS CHAL1; 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, Houston River at Anthony Ferry Road

Action stage	2.4	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	4.5	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	7.0	1	Oct 13, 2020	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	9.0	0	—	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, Houston River at Anthony Ferry Road

1	Oct 13, 2020	7.47	+2.97	Moderate	—

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
Common Street	8.0	11.53 ft, May 1, 2016	2
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 CHAL1, 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.