About this river
Calcasieu River is a 17.2 mile river near River Paddle Rentals in Louisiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Calcasieu River nr Glenmora, LA (site 08013000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1944 to 2025
Calcasieu River typically runs highest in February, at a median 860 cfs, and lowest in October, at 39 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 55,900 cfs, in 1953.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 769 | 266 to 1,860 | |
| February | 860 | 371 to 1,950 | |
| March | 705 | 291 to 1,660 | |
| April | 425 | 141 to 1,345 | |
| May | 158 | 83 to 576 | |
| June | 85 | 46 to 243 | |
| July | 66 | 38 to 166 | |
| August | 46 | 29 to 81 | |
| September | 44 | 29 to 94 | |
| October | 39 | 26 to 93 | |
| November | 75 | 35 to 246 | |
| December | 426 | 119 to 1,280 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 81 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Calcasieu River nr Glenmora, LA (site 08013000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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