HCDN: Streamflow Data Set, 1874 - 1988
By J.R. Slack, Alan M. Lumb, and Jurate Maciunas Landwehr
USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4076


Station 08015500 CALCASIEU RIVER NR KINDER, LA


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 1700 sq.mi.                            Datum is 11.95 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 08080203 at Latitude: 30:30:10N  Longitude: 092:54:55W
Station is in the state of LA (county code 003) and serviced by the LA office.
Channel slope is 2.70 feet/mile
Stream length is 88.90 miles
Mean basin elevation is 141.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 0.40%     Lakes: N.A.%        Forests: 45.00%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is N.A. inches
Annual precipitation is 60.00 inches
Precipitation intensity is 5.00 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 42.00 degrees Fahrenheit

Daily and longer averages for 48 water years are acceptable (all years except partial years).
A water year with acceptable data is indicated by an asterisk in the time line, which spans 1874 through 1988.

                                                   Water year
1     1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1       1
8     8         8         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9       9
7     8         9         0         1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8       8
4-----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5--8
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The streamflow data Daily values, monthly mean values, and yearly mean values of streamflow data are available in tablular form. Select the desired option from the list below.

The data tables do not have column heading for ease of reading into statistical programs. For a detailed description of the format of the data tables, select the corresponding file from the list below.

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