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Hurricane Gustav Storm Tide Data

LOCATION

PEAK STORM TIDE
(MLLW)

PEAK STORM SURGE
(MLLW)

DATE/TIME (CDT)

Amerada Pass LA 4.77 feet 3.39 feet 9/01 at 2:30 pm
Freshwater Canal Locks LA 4.01 feet 2.69 feet 9/03 at 2:06 am
Calcasieu Pass LA 3.90 feet 1.17 feet 9/03 at 4:06 am
Cypremort Point LA 3.20 feet 2.63 feet 9/02 at 6:06 pm
Sabine Pass North TX 2.82 feet 1.90 feet 9/03 at 3:12 pm
Lake Charles LA 2.82 feet 1.91 feet 9/03 at 3:06 pm
Port Arthur TX 2.25 feet 1.32 feet 9/03 at 6:00 am
Tesoro Terminal LA 2.17 feet 1.70 feet 9/01 at 8:12 pm
Rainbow Bridge TX 1.34 feet 2.09 feet 9/03 at 3:12 am

 

Hurricane Gustav River Flood Data

LOCATION

RIVER CREST

RIVER CREST
(NAVD 88)

FLOOD STAGE

DATE/TIME (CDT)

Calcasieu River at Glenmora LA 14.42 feet 125.22 feet 12.00 feet 9/04 at 8:00 pm
Calcasieu River at Oakdale LA 13.10 feet 96.17 feet 12.00 feet 9/04 at 8:30 am
Calcasieu River at Oberlin LA 16.65 feet 56.14 feet 13.00 feet 9/06 at 2:00 am
Calcasieu River at Old Town Bay LA 4.75 feet 2.65 feet 4.00 feet 9/03 at 12:00 pm
Calcasieu River at Salt Water Barrier LA 4.69 feet 4.08 feet 4.00 feet 9/03 at 3:00 pm
Vermilion River at Lafayette LA 11.24 feet 8.50 feet 10.00 feet 9/04 at 2:00 am
Vermilion River at Carencro LA 19.01 feet N/A 16.00 feet 9/04 at 12:00 pm
Vermilion River at Broussard LA 8.58 feet N/A 7.00 feet 9/04 at 4:00 am
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City LA 4.40 feet N/A 4.00 feet 9/02 at 7:00 am
 
Salt Water Burn
High resolution satellite image showing salt water burn to the marshes and prairie pasturelands as a result of both Gustav and Ike. Click here for a .pdf version of this image.

 

 
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