Calcasieu Pass is a tidal inlet between the western Louisiana barrier coast at Cameron and the eastern end of the chenier plain, leading from the Gulf of Mexico into Calcasieu Lake and the Port of Lake Charles. The tide is predominantly diurnal and small, with a mean range of 1.21 ft (0.37 m) at the Calcasieu Pass station.
- Type
- Tidal inlet
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Setting
- Between the western Louisiana barrier coast at Cameron and the eastern end of the chenier plain, leading from the Gulf of Mexico into Calcasieu Lake and the Port of Lake Charles
- Tidal range
- The tide is predominantly diurnal and small, with a mean range of 1.21 ft (0.37 m) at the Calcasieu Pass station.
- Notable
- Calcasieu Pass is the seaward end of the navigation channel to the Cameron LNG and Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LNG export terminals on the lower river (FERC).
