Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:  
KATC: New Building at Belle River Recreation Area Grand Opening to be held this Week

DNR Atchafalaya Basin Program project at Bayou Amy now underway
Louisiana Sportsman: 13-foot-4-inch, 760-pound alligator taken in West Baton Rouge Parish

2theAdvocate: Hunters helping others

LDWF: Sherburne WMA South Farm I-10 Access Detour in Effect
 
Save the Date
National Hunting & Fishing Day Outdoor Festival September 28, 2013
Iberville Swamp Life Expo on October 5, 2013
11th Annual Atchafalaya Catfish Festival on October 10 - 12, 2013, Melville, LA
KLFY: Tour du Teche set for October

Send in your Basin Pics!

Let us know if you have an upcoming event to promote the Basin!

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 9/24/2013

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: 11.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.5' by 9/28

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: 18.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 17.8' by 9/28

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 7.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.6' by 9/28

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 3.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.2' by 9/28

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: 6.39'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.1' by 9/28

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 4.39'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.1' by 9/28

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 3.87'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.1' by 9/28

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 3.61'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.8' by 9/28

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.4' by 9/28

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 3.04'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.9' by 9/28

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 3.14'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.8' by 9/28
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.17'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.24'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.68'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 3.38'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.81'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.85'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 4.94'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 9.34'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.73'

 

 

 

   
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