Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:  
WAFB: Henderson Swamp Photos  
KATC: Legacy of the Atchafalaya

 

Louisiana Sportsman: Is there a devil in your ditch?

Teche Today: Tour du Teche IV ends with a splash
The Charleston Gazette: 'Appalachia to Atchafalaya' by canoe
The Advocate: Change to southeast winds shouldn't hurt fishing

 

Save the Date
11th Annual Atchafalaya Catfish Festival on October 10 - 12, 2013, Melville, LA
Cajun Heritage Festival: 37th Annual Louisiana State Woodcarving Competition, October 12-13, Larose, LA (see picture)
Evangeline Area Council Boy Scouts 4th Annual Basin Sweep - November 2, 2013. Click here to register

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 10/10/2013

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: 21.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 15.4' by 10/14

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: 18.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 18.5' by 10/14

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 6.7'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 6.7' by 10/14

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 3.0'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 3.0' by 10/14

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'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.8' by 10/14

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 3.93'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.4' by 10/14

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 3.03'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.3' by 10/14

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 3.13'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.6' by 10/14

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.9' by 10/14

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.56'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.7' by 10/14

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.5' by 10/14
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.45'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.41'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.41'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 3.08'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.59'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.31'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 5.02'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 8.97'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.80'

 

 

   
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