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Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:
ABP News: Three New Additions to Lake End Park "Experience" in Morgan City

ABP News: DNR Secretary Chustz says Atchafalaya Basin water project completed
Fox 8: Heart of Louisiana: Atchafalaya Basin Swamp
The Advocate: Farmers: Crawfish on track
Lake End Park Lake Houses
UPCOMING EVENTS:  

Friends of the Atchafalaya: The next FOA Board meeting is tentatively planned for 6:30 PM on Tuesday, January 22, 2012 at the Audubon Coastal Initiative office at 6160 Perkins Road at Quail Run in Baton Rouge. All members are invited to attend. Discussions will include upcoming plans for the FOA. Click here for more information.

Living on the Bayou - Jan. 10 & 24, Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site, St. Martinville. Click here for more information.
8th Annual Eagle Expo - Morgan City. Click here for more information.
   

REMINDER:

FY 2012-2013 Annual Plan:
T
he FY 2012-2013 plan has been approved by the legislature and has been filed with the Secretary of State. To view the FY 2012-2013 Atchafalaya Basin Annual Plan, please go to: http://dnr.louisiana.gov/assets/OCM/ABP/Jan2312FINAL2013plan.pdf

 

Atchafalaya Basin Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment System:

The Atchafalaya Basin Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment System (ABNRIAS) is now available online at http://abp.cr.usgs.gov/

Checking the water:
The information below is obtained from the USGS and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and has been compiled by DNR into this format to allow a quick look at information pertinent to the Atchafalaya Basin. Click here for current weather conditions and water levels.

Data is for 1/15/2013

ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.

Mississippi River at Cairo
Location: Southernmost gauge on the Ohio River in Illinois Reading significance - used to forecast rises on the Mississippi. Lag time, 4 to 6 days.
Flood Stage: 40'
Stage: 31.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 39.0' by 1/19
PREDICTED TO CREST AT 40.0' ON 1/21

Mississippi River, just south of ORCS, at Red River Landing
Reading: Mississippi River south of ORCS, after the diversion into the Atchafalaya
Flood Stage: 48'
Stage: 33.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 36.5' by 1/19

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 19.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.5' by 1/19

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 5.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.1' by 1/19

Atchafalaya River, just south of ORCS, at Simmesport
Reading: The combined latitudinal flows of the Red, Black, Ouachita, and ORCS flow from the Mississippi
Flood Stage: 47'
Stage: 18.32'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 20.5' by 1/19

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 13.47'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.9' by 1/19
Flood Warning

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 11.68'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 12.8' by 1/19
Flood Warning

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 9.63'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 10.2' by 1/19
Flood Warning

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 6.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6' by 1/19
Flood Advisory

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 5.78'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.9' by 1/19

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 3.46'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.7' by 1/19
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 10.94'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.64'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 29.97'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 7.27'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: NA

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 4.47'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 10.66'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 13.83'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.94'

 

   
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