Discharge measurements and plans to publish discharge data have been discontinued at this streamgage due to staffing limitations. Real-time, continuous water-level data will continue to be collected until June 30, 2026. For more information, please email GS-W-LMG_Data_Chief@usgs.gov

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	08015910	n/a
Location name	Calcasieu River at Hwy 171 at Moss Bluff, LA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	30.28611111111111	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-93.18891666666667	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS)	D
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS).	5
District	Louisiana	22
State	Louisiana	22
County	Calcasieu Parish	019
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	24.71 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.2 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Upper Calcasieu	08080203
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area		n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	n/a
National aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer type		n/a
Well depth		n/a
Hole depth		n/a
Source of depth data		n/a

Monitoring location Calcasieu River at Hwy 171 at Moss Bluff, LA - USGS-08015910