Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:

 

 

  

KATC: The Atchafalaya Basin Part 1: Environmental Importance
The Advertiser: Atchafalaya Voices: the Walter J. Donlon story
The Daily Iberian: Recycled history
St. Mary Now: New Iberia start added for Tour du Teche V
The Advertiser: Acadiana People: Schoeffler loves the outdoor life
LA Sportsman: Taking down hogs - airboat style
The Advocate: Young photographers, writers can enter outdoors contest
LA Sportsman: Bayou Sorrel boat launch improvements completed in Iberville Parish
The Advocate: Fishing Report May 29, 2014: Rainfall determining factor now
 
Save the Date:
A Louisianian's Grand Tour in the Belle Époque exhibit at Delphine Plantation from May 10 - July 20
Pack & Paddle: Stand Up Paddleboarding 101 at Vermilionville May 28th
Healing Traditions in Acadiana at Vermilionville on May 31st
Creole Culture Day at Vermilionville on June 1st
Pack & Paddle: Stand Up Paddleboarding Trip at Lake Martin June 4th
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Meeting June 5th
Atlatl Throwing Contest in Marksville on June 7th
In honor of National Trails Day, participants will volunteers are invited to help with maintenance and clean-up along the site's Attakapas Trail on June 7th
Guided Nature Hike (5k) at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site on June 7th
Pack & Paddle: Howl at the Moon Lake Martin Paddle Trip June 12th

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 5/29/2014

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: 31.7'
24 hour change -1.6
Forecast: expect to FALL to 25.5' by 6/2

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: 42.6'
24 hour change +0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 43.7' by 6/2

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 27.2'
24 hour change +0.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 28.2' by 6/2

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 9.8'
24 hour change +0.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.9' by 6/2

  

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: 22.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 21.9' by 6/2

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Warning
Flash Flood Watch
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 16.73'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 16.5' by 6/2

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Warning
Flash Flood Watch
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 15.02'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 15.3' by 6/2

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Warning
Flash Flood Watch
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 11.14'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.3' by 6/2

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flash Flood Watch
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 6.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.8' by 6/2

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flash Flood Watch
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 7.34'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.0' by 6/2

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 4.27'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.0' by 6/2


Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 12.06'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.61'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 21.20'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 8.11'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 10.01'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 5.41'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 7.28'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 14.59'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 11.15'

 

   
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