Department of Natural Resources | State of Louisiana
Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS

News:

WRKF: Folk Medicine Meets Modern Medicine Along the Atchafalaya
KATC:  Tour de la Rivere Rouge results
The Advocate: Anglers score big at bass tournament
Louisiana Sportsman: Two sides of the coin - Expert tips for fall Atchafalaya Basin bass fishing
The Advocate: Macaluso fishing report: North winds should be a big help
The Advocate: Lake Charles event celebrates Acadians' arrival
 
Upcoming Meetings of the ABP for the 2017 Annual Plan:
Public Meeting, Tues., Oct. 6 at 6 pm at City Hall, 1007 Amy St. in Henderson
Public Meeting, Wed., Oct. 7 at 6 pm at the Iberville Parish Chambers, 58050 Meriam St. in Plaquemine
Public Meeting, Thurs., Oct. 8 at 6 pm at the Visitor Center, 900 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. in Morgan City
 

Save the Date:

Swamp Life Expo, Oct. 3 from 10 am to 3 pm at the Iberville Visitors Center in Gross Tete
La Grande Boucherie, Oct. 3 from 10 am to 11 pm in St. Martinville
Washington Catfish Festival, Oct. 1-4 at the Washington Festival Grounds
French Immersion Excursion, Oct. 6 and 10 from 10 am to noon, paddling trip at Lake Martin in Breaux Bridge
I Always Do My Collars First, 12 pm, Oct. 7, free film showing at the West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 North Jefferson Avenue, in Port Allen.
Attakapas, the Story of the Cajun People, Oct. 7 and 8 at 7:30 pm at the Acadiana Center for the Arts in Lafayette
13th Annual Catfish Festival, Oct 9-10, at the Melville Civic Center, 1105 First Street
Tour Des Atakapas, Oct. 10. Three, five, and seven-mile runs benefiting the completion of the Atakapas-Ishak Trail in Breaux Bridge.
Grand Réveil - Women Crafting Our Culture, Oct. 3 - 31 at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center in Opelousas
Longfellow-Evangeline Historic Site Tours, daily Wed - Sun from 9 am - 5 pm.

 

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 10/2/2015

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: 17.1'
24 hour change: +2.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 19.9' by 10/07

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: 21.1'
24 hour change: -0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 20.5' by 10/07

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 8.4'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.8' by 10/07

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 3.7'
24 hour change: 0.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.5' by 10/07

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: 5.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.5' by 10/07

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 3.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.3' by 10/07

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 3.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.9' by 10/07

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 2.5'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 2.5' through 10/07

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.7' by 10/07

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 1.6'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 1.6' through 10/07

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 1.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 1.7 by 10/07

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.95'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.44'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 1.91'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.29'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 5.08'

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

 

 

   
  Department of Natural Resources
617 North Third Street | LaSalle Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(225) 342-0556
www.dnr.louisiana.gov
 
Like Us on Facebook
Follow Us on Twitter
 
       
PROFILE OPTIONS: Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Archives
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you are having trouble viewing this message, please click here.