Lake Charles
A family swimming in Lake Charles, 1972
Location	Louisiana
Coordinates	30°13′46″N 093°14′05″W / 30.22944°N 93.23472°W / 30.22944; -93.23472Coordinates: 30°13′46″N 093°14′05″W / 30.22944°N 93.23472°W / 30.22944; -93.23472
Lake type	Brackish
Primary inflows	Calcasieu River
Basin countries	United States
Average depth	5 ft (1.5 m)
Settlements	City of Lake Charles

For other lakes of this name, see Lake Charles (disambiguation)

Lake Charles is a brackish lake located on the Calcasieu River in Southwest Louisiana, United States, just behind the western tier of the City of Lake Charles' city limits. The water is a dark greenish-brown. There is a thick layer of sediment at the bottom of the lake.

The average depth of the lake is approximately five feet,^{[citation needed]} and there is a deep channel down the middle for large ships to pass. Overhead is the I-10 bridge, from which 17 people have jumped to their deaths.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographical Names Information System: Lake Charles

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