Calcasieu River near Oberlin

The past week

What floods at each level

• 32 ft

  Water is at top of elevated mobile home along the river.

• 26.5 ft

  The river is at its flood of record. Widespread major to catastrophic flooding will occur.

• 26.4 ft

  FEMA flood insurance maps indicate that at 26.4 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.

• 26 ft

  Flooding begins to impact Highway 26 east of the bridge. Several homes near the river are subject to flooding.

• 19 ft

  Major flooding will occur. Secondary roads and homes near the river will be affected. Reeds Bridge Road begins to flood upstream of oberlin.

• 15 ft

  Moderate flooding will occur with several access roads to the river flooded.

• 13 ft

  Minor lowland flooding near the river will occur.

• 12 ft

  Water begins to overflow the banks on both sides of the river.

Highest crests on record

Flood map

See which streets and areas flood at each water level here. Open the flood map ↗

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