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Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS

News:

The Advocate: Cold fronts should help hunters
WVUE: Heart of Louisiana: Legacy Cypress
KATC: Fact sheets on water resources in La.
Times-Picayune: Louisiana can again hold the ducks it used to, guide says
The Advocate: Photos: Crafts, music, food and fun at Atchafalaya Basin Festival
KATC: Heavy rainfall slows down sugar cane harvesting process
 

Save the Date:

Pine Needle Basket Class, Nov. 21 from 1 - 4 pm at the Louisiana State Arboretum in Ville Platte
El Festival Español de Nueva Iberia, Nov. 20 - 22 in at Bouligny Plaza in New Iberia
Autumn Harvest Camp, Nov. 23 and 24 from 9 am to 4 pm at Bluebonnet Swamp in Baton Rouge.
Black Friday Protest Paddle, Nov. 27 at 8 am at Lake Martin
Bayou Vermilion Novice Canoe/Kayak Lesson & Guided Paddle Trip, Nov. 28 from 8:30 to 11:30 am at Vermilionville
Bushcraft, Nov. 28 from 9 - 10 am at the Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville
Al Berard Music Festival, Nov. 28 to benefit the Al Berard Memorial Music Fund at Community Foundation of Acadiana
Dutch Oven Cooking Demonstration, Dec. 5 from 10 am to 1 pm at the Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville
Les Mains Guidées: Soap Making, Dec. 5 from 10 am to noon at Vermilionville
Creole Christmas, Dec. 9 from 9 am to 5 pm at the Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville
Advanced Canoe/Kayak Lesson & Guided Paddle Trip, Dec. 12 from 8:30 - 11:30 am at Vermilionville
Old Time Christmas, Dec. 8 - 23 from 10 am to 4 pm at Vermilionville
Noël Acadien au Village, Nov. 28 to Dec 23 at 200 Greenleaf Dr. in Lafayette
Christmas on the Cajun Coast, Dec 1 - 31 throughout St. Mary Parish
Working the Wetlands, art exhibit featuring the fishing culture of southern Louisiana, Dec 5 through January 30 at LeMieux Galleries in New Orleans

 

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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 11/17/2015

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: 18.1'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 24.5' by 11/22

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: 26.1'
24 hour change: -0.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 25.5' by 11/22

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 12.3'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 11.9' by 11/22

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 4.5'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 4.5' through 11/22

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: 7.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.0' by 11/22

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 5.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.6' by 11/22

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 5.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.6' by 11/22

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 4.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.2' by 11/22

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.0'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 3.0' through 11/22

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 3.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.0' by 11/22

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 3.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.7' by 11/22

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.89'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 20.67'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.89'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.61'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 9.55'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 13.73'

 

 

   
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