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HURRICANE IKE
STORM SURGE INUNDATION MAPS

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Jefferson County Inundation
Jefferson County
Inundation Map

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Orange County Inundation
Orange County
Inundation Map

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Calcasieu Parish Inundation
Calcasieu Parish
Inundation Map

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Cameron Parish Inundation
Cameron Parish
Inundation Map

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Jefferson Davis Parish Inundation
Jefferson Davis Parish
Inundation Map

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Vermilion Parish Inundation
Vermilion Parish
Inundation Map

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Iberia & St. Mary Inundation
Iberia/St. Mary Parish
Inundation Map

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Ike Total Inundation
SE TX & SW LA
Total Inundation Map

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LOCATION

PEAK STORM TIDE
(MLLW)

PEAK STORM SURGE
(MLLW)

DATE/TIME (CDT)

Sabine Pass TX 14.24 feet** 12.54 feet** 9/13 at 2:42 am**
Texas Point TX 13.37 feet* 11.79 feet* 9/13 at 11:12 pm*
Port Arthur TX 11.93 feet 11.25 feet 9/13 at 4:12 am
Calcasieu Pass LA 11.80 feet 9.80 feet 9/13 at 2:42 am
Freshwater Canal
Locks LA
10.08 feet 9.91 feet 9/12 at 6:42 pm
Rainbow Bridge TX 9.69 feet* 9.29 feet* 9/13 at 4:54 am*
Amerada Pass LA 8.02 feet 6.75 feet 9/12 at 2:30 pm
Tesoro Terminal LA 4.64 feet 4.31 feet 9/13 at 2:30 pm

* NOTE:  sensor stopped working before highest storm tide/storm surge
** Highest level on record

 

Ike AHPS image

LOCATION

RIVER
CREST

RIVER CREST
(NAVD88)

FLOOD STAGE

DATE/TIME (CDT)

Pine Island Bayou at Sour Lake TX 26.40 feet 26.36 feet 25.00 feet 9/18 at 6 am
Neches River at Beaumont TX 11.20 feet 10.42 feet 4.00 feet 9/13 at 2 pm
Sabine River at Orange TX 10.20 feet* 10.53 feet* 6.00 feet 9/13 at 12 pm
Calcasieu River at Glenmora LA 12.30 feet 123.1 feet 12.00 feet 9/14 at 7 pm
Calcasieu River at Oakdale LA 13.50 feet 96.57 feet 12.00 feet 9/15 at 6 am
Calcasieu River at Oberlin LA 17.80 feet 57.29 feet 13.00 feet 9/16 at 2 pm
Calcasieu River at Kinder LA 18.00 feet 30.07 feet 16.00 feet 9/17 at 5 pm
Calcasieu River at Old Town Bay LA 11.20 feet 9.10 feet 4.00 feet 9/13 at 5 pm
West Fork Calcasieu River at
Sam Houston Jones State Park LA
10.50 feet 9.50 feet 5.00 feet 9/13 at 6 pm
Calcasieu River at Salt Water Barrier LA 11.00 feet 10.39 feet 4.00 feet 9/13 at 9 am
Calcasieu River at Port of Lake Charles LA 11.80 feet   6.00 feet 9/13 at 8 am
Whisky Chitto Creek at Mittie LA 17.80 feet 64.02 feet 15.00 feet 9/13 at 6 pm
Mermentau River at Mermentau LA 5.30 feet 4.75 feet 4.00 feet 9/16 at 1 am
Vermilion River at Lafayette LA 11.40 feet 8.66 feet 10.00 feet 9/13 at 4 pm
Vermilion River at Broussard LA 9.30 feet   7.00 feet 9/13 at 2 pm
Vermilion River at Perry LA 12.20 feet   9.00 feet 9/13 at 11 am

* NOTE:  Highest level on record

 

Salt Water Burn

High resolution satellite image showing salt water burn to the marshes and prairie pasturelands
as a result of both Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike.

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