Calcasieu River near Kinder

1. 32.90 ftAt this level water will be flowing over the Highway 190 bridge.
2. 32.00 ftThe river at its flood of record. Widespread catastrpohic flood damage will occur. Many communities along and at some distance from the river become flooded. These communities include Kinder, Indian Village, Buller and Hecker. Portions of U.S. Highway 165 may also flood.
3. 29.00 ftFlood waters reach the top of the rail on the railroad bridge downstream from the Hwy 190 bridge. Flooding of the bridge approaches on Hwy 190.
4. 28.80 ftThe water will be at the low chord of the Highway 190 bridge.
5. 27.80 ftFEMA flood insurance maps indicate that at 27.8 feet, if you are located in the 1% (100 year) flood plain your property is at a high risk for flooding. A 1 percent flood is a flood that has a one percent or greater chance of occurring in any given year.
6. 24.00 ftThree feet of water is over the Calcasieu River Bridge on Old Pump Road. Some homes along Old Pump Road are flooded. Homes near Phillips Bluff, Lormand Bluff, and Indian Village begin to flood.
7. 23.00 ftWater is over numerous roads along the river. Several structures are subject to flooding in the Nevils Bluff community. Some of the roads that are or may be flooded include but are not limited to, Hecker Road from the Jefferson Davis Parish line to Hecker in several places. Amos Bluff, Old Ferry, Old Pump, Kinder Cemetary, Green Oaks, Fosset and Lyles roads.
8. 21.50 ftTwo feet of water over Old Pump Road and Kinder Cemetery Road. The Old Pump Road Bridge over the Calcasieu River begins to flood.
9. 19.50 ftLowland sections of Old Pump Road, Kinder Cemetery Road, and Nevils Bluff Road begin to flood.
10. 18.00 ftIf gage reading at Kinder reaches 18 feet, flooding begins to cut off some of the roads around Topsy in Northwest Jefferson Davis Parish.
11. 16.00 ftFlooding of wooded areas near the river will occur.

Chance of flooding, September to November

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 16, 2026.

Most recent crests

• January 31, 2023: 17.70 ft
• March 25, 2022: 16.41 ft
• May 23, 2021: 20.03 ft
• October 13, 2020: 23.65 ft
• September 2, 2017: 21.31 ft
• April 7, 2017: 21.45 ft
• March 15, 2016: 21.78 ft
• November 7, 2015: 18.73 ft
• February 15, 2014: 13.52 ft
• January 13, 2013: 20.55 ft

• UpstreamCalcasieu River at Oberlin
• DownstreamCalcasieu River at White Oak Park
• Barnes Creek
• Whisky Chitto Creek at Mittie
• Bundick Creek
• Bayou Nezpique at Basile
• Bundick Creek at Bundick Lake
• Calcasieu River at Goos Ferry Road

Forecasts by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.