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Water-Year Summary for Site USGS 08017095

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Available Parameters
00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00480 Salinity(Max.,Min.,Mean)  

Water year 2024: 2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
08017095 North Calcasieu Lake near Hackberry, LA
LOCATION - Lat 30°01'54", long 93°17'58" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Cameron Parish, LA, Hydrologic Unit 08080206, installed on the deck of a two-tier wellhead platform in Calcasieu Lake, 2.9 miles northeast of Hackberry, Louisiana.
DRAINAGE AREA -
Indeterminate.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1992 to September 1993, July 1997 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2.88 feet below NAVD88 GEOID12a. From November 9, 2005 to July 2, 2007 datum of gage assumed. Prior to November 9, 2005, datum of gage NAVD 88.
REMARKS - Site affected by wind and tide. Satellite telemetry at station. Data from November 9, 2005 to July 2, 2007 set to an assumed elevation. Datum can not be determined due to reference mark being destroyed prior to leveling.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum recorded gage height, 10.30 ft, Aug. 27, 2021; minimum gage height, -2.06 ft, Sep 23, 2005. Extremes may have been exceeded during periods of missing record during Hurricane Rita, 2005, Hurricane Ike, 2008, Hurricane Laura 2020.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1992 to September 1993, July 1997 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: July 1992 to September 1993, July 1997 to current year. SALINITY: October 2002 to current year. WATER TEMPERATURE: July 1992 to September 1993, July 1997 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor recording specific conductance, and water temperature.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 48,600 microsiemens/cm, Sep. 02, 2011; minimum recorded, 100 microsiemens/cm, Sep 07, 2017. SALINITY: Maximum recorded, 31.7 ppt, Sep. 02, 2011; minimum recorded, 0.1 ppt, many times. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 34.9°C, on 7/27/21 and Aug. 4, 2010; minimum recorded, 4.2°C, on 2/17/21. Extremes may have been exceeded during periods of missing record during Hurricane Rita, 2005, Hurricane Ike, 2008, Hurricane Laura 2020.