Waterlands
Bear Head Ck nr Starks, La River
USGS · 08016800
BEAR HEAD CK NR STARKS, LA RIVER
USGS · 08016800LIVE

Bear Head Ck nr Starks, LA

CALCASIEU PARISH, LA30.3334°N, -93.6295°W
AIR TEMP
80°F
WIND
5mph SSW
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

28.1in

≈ normal

28.08 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 26.42 in).

YTD Total

28.1in

This year so far

Normal to Date

26.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.4–35.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+6%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 3.38" · normal 4.95" (1.6–7.2)
Jan
Feb: 1.87" · normal 3.92" (1.3–6.8)
Feb
Mar: 2.33" · normal 4.31" (1.8–7.3)
Mar
Apr: 3.71" · normal 4.73" (1.7–8.9)
Apr
May: 9.17" · normal 4.09" (1.3–7.2)
May
Jun: 7.63" (so far)· normal 5.73" (2.7–10.0)
Jun
Jul: normal 4.62" (2.0–6.6)
Jul
Aug: normal 4.95" (1.7–7.7)
Aug
Sep: normal 5.31" (2.3–9.9)
Sep
Oct: normal 4.04" (0.8–8.0)
Oct
Nov: normal 4.35" (1.3–8.4)
Nov
Dec: normal 4.89" (2.6–8.7)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:45 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
90°
75°
WED
90°
77°
THU
88°
74°
FRI
92°
73°
SAT
93°
74°
SUN
95°
74°
MON
98°
74°
TIME
WED
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FRI
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TEMP
hourly forecast
78°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
4mph SW
G 12 mph
4
G12
SW
3
G13
SW
3
G12
SSW
2
G11
SW
2
G10
W
5
G14
WSW
6
G11
WSW
5
G7
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5
G7
WSW
4
G8
WSW
5
G8
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5
G7
NW
5
G9
W
3
G8
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2
G7
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2
G6
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6
G11
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8
G20
SSW
7
G17
SSW
7
G16
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5
G12
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5
G13
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3
G12
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4
G11
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4
G12
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3
G11
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3
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3
G7
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3
G5
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3
G13
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7
G15
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7
G11
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6
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5
G8
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4
G8
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3
G8
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8
G11
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8
G13
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9
G15
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8
G15
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8
G16
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6
G18
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5
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4
G18
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5
G20
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4
G20
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3
G7
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3
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4
G8
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4
G16
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4
G16
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4
G19
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6
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8
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G16
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G15
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10
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11
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11
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11
G14
S
11
G14
S
9
G13
S
8
G13
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7
G18
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5
G18
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6
G19
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7
G23
SSE
6
G22
SSE
4
G16
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4
G9
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4
G10
SSE
4
G10
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4
G6
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4
G7
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4
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6
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SSE
8
G15
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9
G15
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10
G15
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10
G14
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10
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10
G13
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10
G13
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10
G14
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10
G14
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9
G13
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G13
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6
G16
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5
G18
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6
G20
SSE
5
G19
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5
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4
G17
SSE
3
G5
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4
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4
G5
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3
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3
G4
SSE
3
G12
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5
G15
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6
G12
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6
G12
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G12
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G12
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G12
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9
G11
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9
G11
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9
G11
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8
G12
S
7
G13
S
7
G14
S
6
G15
S
PRECIP
chance %
1%
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5%
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4%
5%
4%
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2%
2%
0%
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CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
100%
100%
96%
12%
85%
99%
100%
100%
31%
17%
13%
100%
52%
100%
100%
100%
100%
76%
100%
100%
100%
95%
37%
2%
3%
49%
35%
42%
25%
10%
31%
25%
12%
12%
3%
100%
94%
76%
45%
2%
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5%
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10%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1016
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:13 AM
SUNSET
08:19 PM
14H 6M OF DAYLIGHT17H 15M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
66% illuminated

Station Location

30.3334, -93.6295
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 03:04 UTC
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