Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:  
Post South: Sherburne Wildlife Management Area receives herbicide application

 

Photo by Henry Zeman, NWTF 

 

The Advocate: Louisiana bird guide follows in Audubon's footsteps 
FWS Ivory Billed Woodpecker Range Map
Teche Today: Henderson Control Structure off-limits to fishermen 
LDWF: Practice and Promote Firearm Safety during Hunting Season 
LDWF: Shooting Range Safety Zones Established on LDWF Wildlife Management Areas 
 

Save the Date

November 26th Friends of the Atchafalaya Meeting
Prehistoric Mound Tour on November 29th, Marksville, LA
Guided Canoe Paddle at Bayou Vermilion on November 30
La Table Francaise November 30th in Arnaudville, LA
Creole Chrsitmas Past in St. Martinville, LA on December 4th

Decmber 7th - 9th Annual Le Feu et L'Eau (Fire and Water) Festival

Old Time Christmas at Vermilionville on December 10th

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 11/26/2013

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: 17.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 14.3' by 11/30

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: 20.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 25.8' by 11/30

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 8.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 12.7' by 11/30

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 3.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE at 5.4' by 11/30

 

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: 9.67'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 12.2' by 11/30

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Freeze Warning
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 6.01'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.4' by 11/30

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Freeze Warning
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 5.02'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.4' by 11/30

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 4.02'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.6' by 11/30

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.7' by 11/30

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.76'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.1' by 11/30

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 1.87'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.1' by 11/30
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.47'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.38'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 19.08'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 3.31'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.11'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.25'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 5.08'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 9.59'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.83'

 

 

   
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