Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:

 

 

  

Smithsonian: Why Crawfish Are Louisiana's Culinary Gift to the Nation
Post South: Sherburne Wildlife Management Area hosts 10th Annual "Step Outside Day" May 10
LDWF: L.D.W.F. Enforcement Division Academy to Enroll 30 Cadets for Training this Summer  
The Advocate: Hunters for the Hungry group now enlisting fishermen to help the needy 
The Daily Iberian: Dubois & his art: Around a while 
The Advertiser: Volunteers make Cypress Island Preserve work
 
 Save the Date
Spring Squirrel Season - May 3-25, private lands only
Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting, May 7th
Cypress Island Preserve / Lake Martin Hiking Trip, May 9th
10th Annual Step Outside Day at Sherburne WMA on May 10th
Great Bayou Teche Dog Paddle, May 10th
A Louisianian's Grand Tour in the Belle Époque May 10th at the West Baton Rouge Museum 
A Louisianian's Grand Tour in the Belle Époque exhibit at Delphine Plantation from May 10 - July 20
Pack & Paddle: Howl at the Moon Evening Paddle at Lake Martin May 13th
Rice and Gravy Cookoff in Breaux Bridge on May 17th
Civil War Symposium - Commemorating the 150th Anniversary
of the Red River Campaign in Avoyelles Parish
on May 17th
Healing Traditions in Acadiana at Vermilionville on May 31st
Creole Culture Day at Vermilionville on June 1st

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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 5/6/2014

ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS CRESTING AT MEMPHIS AND NEAR CREST AT TUNICA

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: 39.0'
24 hour change +0.6
Forecast: expect to FALL to 39.3' by 5/10
*** CRESTING ***
CREST/DATE 39.3' on 5/6 AM

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: 39.9'
24 hour change -0.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 43.0' by 5/10
CREST/DATE 44.0' on 5/16 AM

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 24.5'
24 hour change -0.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 27.2' by 5/10
CREST/DATE 29.0' on 5/17 AM

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 8.3'
24 hour change -0.5
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.7' by 5/10

  

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: 20.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 22.8' by 5/10

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 15.14'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 17.3' by 5/10

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 13.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 15.1' by 5/10

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 10.39'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.4' by 5/10

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 6.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.5' by 5/10

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 6.77'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.3' by 5/10

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 3.64'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.8' by 5/10

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 11.99'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.36'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.39'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 7.93'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 9.95'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 5.23'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 7.33'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 14.55'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 11.46'

 

   
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