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Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:  
Construction is set to start about mid-August for upgrades to the Bayou Sorrell Boat Launch. This project is funded in partnership with the Atchafalaya Basin Program and Iberville Parish. The project is projected to be completed by mid-February 2014. 

The Advocate: Fishing excellent in Atchafalaya Spillway
You Tube: Spirit of Acadiana Atchafalaya Boy Scouts
Louisiana Sportsman: Sac-a-lait biting on southern end of Atchafalaya Basin 

The Daily Iberian: Bearish growth

 

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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 8/8/2013

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: 14.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 19.5' by 8/12

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: 30.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 25.8' by 8/12

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 14.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 11.1' by 8/12

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 4.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.3' by 8/12

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: 10.93'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.5' by 8/12

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 7.35'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.9' by 8/12

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 6.42'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.6' by 8/12

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 5.25'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.0' by 8/12

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 4.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL 3.3' by 8/12

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 3.67'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.9' by 8/12

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.46'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 1.8' by 8/12
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 10.27'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.68'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.41'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 5.36'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 7.34'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 3.55'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 4.36'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 11.09'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.02'

 

   
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