Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:  
L.D.W.F. Accepting Bids for Houseboat Mooring Sites at Atchafalaya Delta W.M.A.

St. Mary Now: Atchafalaya Horseshoe Classic  
The Advocate: West winds could make coastal fishing tough
LA Sportsman: Go froggin' for big bass near Stephensville

The Advocate: Side Dish: Fresh, seasonal cooking

Tri-Parish Times: The feathers are going to fly: LDWF approves increases for teal

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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 7/25/2013

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: 27.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 24.6' by 7/30

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: 44.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 36.6' by 7/30

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 28.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 22.5' by 7/30

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 10.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 9.0' by 7/30

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: 24.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 18.8' by 7/30

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 18.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 13.9' by 7/30

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 16.19'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 13.1' by 7/30

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 11.71'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 10.0' by 7/30
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 7.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL 6.2' by 7/30

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 7.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.3' by 7/30
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 4.17'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.8' by 7/30
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 11.76'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.20'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.30'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 8.57'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 10.41'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 5.08'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 7.28'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 14.98'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 10.89'

 

   
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