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4 data types available - data from 2007-10-02 to 2026-08-14

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4 data types available - data from 1986-09-30 to 2026-08-12

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2 data types available - data from 1985-03-21 to 2026-03-03

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4 data types available - data from 1986-09-30 to 2026-08-12

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	08017044	n/a
Location name	Calcasieu River at I-10 at Lake Charles, LA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	30.2371498662579	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-93.2473764333311	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Louisiana	22
State	Louisiana	22
County	Calcasieu Parish	019
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	0	n/a
Method altitude determined	Level or other surveyed method.	L
Altitude accuracy	0.01 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower Calcasieu	08080206
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 I-10 at Lake Charles, LA - USGS-08017044