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Home : River Forecasts : Tributary Forecasts : Calcasieu Basin
Calcasieu River near Salt Water Barrier

The latest stage is -9999.0ft - 0400A CDT 07/24
This forecast was created on Jul 23 at 8:49 AM CDT.

 
:SALT WATER BARRIER - Calcasieu River (-0.78+Forecast Stage=Height in FT,NGVD29)
:FLOOD STAGE 4.0    
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:LATEST POOL ELEVATION 3.2 FT AT 0700 CDT ON 0723
.AR : CREST : LCHL1 0723 C DC200807230847/DH13/HPIFFX 3.5
.AR : CREST : LCHL1 0724 C DC200807230847/DH01/HPIFFX 3.4
.AR : CREST : LCHL1 0724 C DC200807230847/DH13/HPIFFX 3.5
.AR : CREST : LCHL1 0725 C DC200807230847/DH19/HPIFFX 3.4
.AR : CREST : LCHL1 0726 C DC200807230847/DH13/HPIFFX 3.4
.AR : CREST : LCHL1 0727 C DC200807230847/DH07/HPIFFX 3.4
.AR : CREST : LCHL1 0728 C DC200807230847/DH07/HPIFFX 3.3
.AR : CREST : LCHL1 0729 C DC200807230847/DH13/HPIFFX 3.3
.AR : CREST : LCHL1 0730 C DC200807230847/DH13/HPIFFX 3.3
.ER LCHL1    20080723 C DC200807230847/DH13/HPIFF/DIH6
:QPF FCST        7AM       1PM       7PM       1AM
.E1 :0723:          /      3.5/      3.2/      3.4
.E2 :0724:/      3.2/      3.5/      3.2/      3.0
.E3 :0725:/      3.2/      3.3/      3.4/      3.1
.E4 :0726:/      3.3/      3.4/      3.1/      3.0
.E5 :0727:/      3.4/      3.3/      3.1/      3.0
.E6 :0728:/      3.3
.ER LCHL1    0723 DC200807230847/DH18/PPQFZ/DIH6/0.10/0.20/

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  Flood Stage:Stage where structures or roadways begin to be effected
  Latest Stage:Gage height and time of latest observed stage when forecast was created
  QPF Forecast:Date of forecast is to the left (0815 = August 15th) and time is in the column above the forecast.
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