USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
08017044 Calcasieu River at I-10 at Lake Charles, LA
LOCATION - Lat 30°14'13", long 93°14'50" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Hydrologic Unit 08080206, located below Interstate 10.
DRAINAGE AREA -
Indeterminate.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 1998 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is NAVD 88.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum recorded gage height, 9.95 ft, Sep.13, 2008; minimum recorded gage height, -2.49 ft, March 22, 2010.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 1998 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: December 1998 to current year.
SALINITY: October 2002 to Current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: December 1998 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor recording specific conductance and water temperature.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 44,800 microsiemens/cm, Aug. 18, 2013; minimum, 24 microsiemens/cm, Nov 11, 2002.
SALINITY: Maximum, 28.9 ppt, Aug. 18, 2013, Aug. 29, 2010; minimum, 0.0 ppt, many times.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 36.5°C, Aug. 27, 2004; minimum, 5.6°C, Jan. 30, 2014.