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Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:  
Teche Today: Henderson Lake going down until November

 

St. Mary Now: Cajun Coast celebrates grand opening
The Advocate: Some call for state bear hunting season as numbers increase
The Daily Iberian: Waterfowl hunting dates set by LWFC 
LA Sportsman: Hooked on quack: Mexican squealer gets stuck, dies in tree 
The Advertiser: Mile High visitor stirred by Acadiana's open arms and overflowing plates
 
 Save the Date
Friends of the Atchafalaya monthly meeting: Aug 26 at 6:30 pm
Cinema Francaise at 7:00 pm in Arnaudville on August 27th
Carving Their Niche: The Bowie Family in Louisiana, through Aug 31 at the West Baton Rouge Museum, Port Allen
Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival - August 28 - Sept 1
32nd Annual Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival, Opelousas on August 29th
Urban Beekeeping for Beginners, Aug 30 at 10 am, Lafayette Farmers and Artisans Market
La Table Française, Aug 30, 2-5 pm, NUNU Art and Culture Collective, Arnaudville
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Meeting, Sept. 4
Backyard Immersion, Sept 4-5 in Lafayette
Atchafalaya Basin Program Technical Advisory Group meeting, Sept. 17 at 9:30 am in the LDNR Griffon Room, Baton Rouge
LDWF's Louisiana Trappers Workshop, Sept. 20th
Atchafalaya Basin Program Research and Promotion Board meeting, Sept. 24 at 9:30 am in the LDNR Griffon Room, Baton Rouge
Tour du Teche IV - Oct. 3-5
Swamp Life Expo, Oct. 4 in Grosse Tete

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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 8/26/2014

ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.11'


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: 21.0'
24 hour change +1.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.2' by 8/30

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: 22.8'
24 hour change +0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 23.5' by 8/30

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 9.0'
24 hour change +0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.6' by 8/30

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 2.8'
24 hour change +0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.1' by 8/30

   

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: 8.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.9' by 8/30

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 5.21'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.6' by 8/30

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 4.53'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.7' by 8/30

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 3.61'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.7' by 8/30

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.6'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 2.6' by 8/30

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.7'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 2.7' by 8/30

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.65'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.9' by 8/30

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.41'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.20'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.17'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 3.25'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.23'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.05'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 4.23'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 9.58'

 

   
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