Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS:

News:

KATC: U.S. Coast Guard to regulate towing vessels
Times-Picayune: Old Greenwich, Conn., new home to red swamp crawfish, newspaper says
LDWF: Outstanding Hunter Education Volunteers Recognized
KATC: Saharan Desert Arrives in Acadiana, Bringing Haze with It
The Advocate: Macaulso: Father's Day special for outdoorsmen
KATC: Iberia mosquito abatement to perform flights Wednesday through Friday
 LDWF: Public Comment Period for State Wildlife Action Plan
 

Save the Date:

Friends of the Atchafalaya monthly meeting, June 23 at 7 pm in Baton Rouge 
Atchafalaya Basin Program Technical Advisory Group Meeting, June 24 at 9:30 am at 617 N. 3rd St. in Baton Rouge
Atchafalaya Basin Program Research and Promotion Board Meeting, June 25 at 9:30 am at 617 N. 3rd St. in Baton Rouge
Intermediate Canoe/Kayak Lesson & Paddle Trip, June 27 from 8:30 to 11:30 am at Vermilionville
Ann Vidrine: Cajun Fiddler, lecture and performance for kids 5 to 11 at various branches of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library, 10 am June 22, 23, 24, 25, and 29.
International Mud Day, June 30 from 9 am - noon at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville
Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting, July 8 at 10 am at the Capitol Park Welcome Center in Baton Rouge
10th Annual Quilt Show and Sale, July 11 from 10-2 at the Community Center, 216 Park Street

 

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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 6/23/2015

ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.

Ohio 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: 43.8'
24 hour change: +1.0'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 45.5' by 6/27

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: 48.5'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 53.0' on 7/7

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 31.6'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 36.0' on 7/8

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 11.9'
24 hour change: 0.0'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 14.5 on 7/8

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: 28.2'
Forecast: expect RISE to 29.2' by 6/28

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 21.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 22.2' by 6/28

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 19.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 19.7' by 6/28

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 14.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.5' by 6/28

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.5'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 8.5' through 6/28

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 8.6'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 8.6' through 6/28

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.2' by 6/28

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: UNAVAILABLE

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.27'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.63'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.84'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 12.48'

Beau Bayou N. of Bayou Darby
Stage: 17.33'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 10.62'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.51'

 

    

   
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