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Tide Station (LCH) at Calcasieu Pass

Highest listed crest 15.00 ftFlood stage 4.0 ft19 crests since 1957

The Tide Station (LCH) at Calcasieu Pass crested at major flood stage 7 times among the 19 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1957 to 2020. The highest, 15.00 ft on September 24, 2005, was major flooding, 11.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.00 ft
September 24, 2005
Flood stage
4.0 ft
Major flooding from 6.0 ft
Crests at major
7
24th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
August 27, 2020
11.07 ft, major flooding
Location
Cameron Parish
Louisiana
Identifiers
NWS CAPL1
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, Tide Station (LCH) at Calcasieu Pass
Action stage3.01Sep 5, 1980The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.05Aug 5, 2008Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage5.06Nov 23, 2014Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage6.07Aug 27, 2020Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

19 crests from 1957 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tide Station (LCH) at Calcasieu Pass, 1957 to 2020 05101520ft Flood stage 4.0 ftMajor 6.0 ft Jun 27, 1957: 13.30 ft, major floodingSep 11, 1961: 7.70 ft, major floodingSep 16, 1971: 6.20 ft, major floodingJul 24, 1979: 5.10 ft, moderate floodingAug 9, 1980: 5.50 ft, moderate floodingSep 5, 1980: 3.50 ft, action stageSep 11, 1982: 6.60 ft, major floodingAug 18, 1983: 4.70 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 1986: 5.10 ft, moderate floodingAug 1, 1989: 5.40 ft, moderate floodingSep 10, 1998: 5.40 ft, moderate floodingSep 7, 2002: 4.00 ft, minor floodingJul 15, 2003: 4.20 ft, minor floodingSep 24, 2005: 15.00 ft, major floodingSep 13, 2007: 4.00 ft, minor floodingAug 5, 2008: 4.31 ft, minor floodingSep 13, 2008: 11.90 ft, major floodingNov 23, 2014: 5.87 ft, moderate floodingAug 27, 2020: 11.07 ft, major flooding Highest, 15.00 ft, Sep 24, 2005 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tide Station (LCH) at Calcasieu Pass 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 1980s: 5 1990s: 1 2000s: 6 6 2010s: 1 2020s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Tide Station (LCH) at Calcasieu Pass
1Sep 24, 200515.00+11.00Major—
2Jun 27, 195713.30+9.30Major—
3Sep 13, 200811.90+7.90Major—
4Aug 27, 202011.07+7.07Major—
5Sep 11, 19617.70+3.70Major—
6Sep 11, 19826.60+2.60Major—
7Sep 16, 19716.20+2.20Major—
8Nov 23, 20145.87+1.87Moderate—
9Aug 9, 19805.50+1.50Moderate—
10Aug 1, 19895.40+1.40Moderate—
11Sep 10, 19985.40+1.40Moderate—
12Jul 24, 19795.10+1.10Moderate—
13Jun 26, 19865.10+1.10Moderate—
14Aug 18, 19834.70+0.70Minor—
15Aug 5, 20084.31+0.31Minor—
16Jul 15, 20034.20+0.20Minor—
17Sep 7, 20024.000.00Minor—
18Sep 13, 20074.000.00Minor—
19Sep 5, 19803.50−0.50Action—

Other gauges in Cameron Parish

Flood gauges in Cameron Parish
Catfish Point Lock4.08.30 ft, Jun 27, 19571

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CAPL1, 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.