Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS

News:

KATC: Free photography workshop for students
The Daily Iberian: Literary flair at fest
Outdoor Hub: That is NOT a Catfish on the End of Your Line
The Advocate: Macaluso: Thank you from the bottom of my heart
American Birding Association: A Birder's Guide to Louisiana 
Louisiana Sportsman: Lake Henderson crappie fishing tips
Teche Today: Recreation projects for lower St. Martin Parish on Saturday's ballot
St. Mary Now: Cuts loom over Patterson museum

Save the Date:
Angela Gregory from Paris to Port Allen exhibit at the West Baton Rouge Museum from April 2-June 12
Balfa Week at Vermilionville Lafayette, LA April 9-14
Healing Traditions of Louisiana in Jeanerette on April 13
Fire and Water/Le Feu et L'Eau Rural Arts Celebration in Arnaudville April 15-17
Bayou Teche Wooden Boat Show in Franklin on April 15-17
13th Annual Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival in Franklin April 15-17
Pont Breaux Glamping Rally in Breaux Bridge from April 15-17
Free photography workshop in Lafayette on April 16-17
Sarto Bridge Centennial in Big Bend, LA on April 16
Acadiana Dragon Boat Festival in New Iberia on April 16
Conversations in Immersion in Lafayette on April 21-22
Earth Day at Vermilionville on April 17
Bushcraft at the Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site on April 23
LDWF Boating Education Lagniappe Day, statewide locations on April 23
3rd Annual Cajun Classique on April 25
Audubon Day at Hill Memorial Library on April 30
La Table Francaise at NUNU's on April 30
Breaux Bridge Annual Rice and Gravy Cookoff on April 30

 

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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 4/1/2016

ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.

Data is for 4/12/2016

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: 26.6'
24 hour change: -1.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 32.2' by 4/16

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: 48.9'
24 hour change: -0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 46.8' by 4/16

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 32.0'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 30.2' by 4/16

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 12.0'
24 hour change: -0.0
Forecast: expect to FALL to 11.6' by 4/16

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: 28.63'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 27.1' by 4/16

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 22.23'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 20.7' by 4/16

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 19.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 18.8' by 4/16

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 14.74'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 13.9' by 4/16

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 9.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.5' by 4/16

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 9.03'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.8' by 4/16

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.4' by 4/16

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.62'

Fore Bay at Morganza Floodway Temporary Gage
Stage: 43.44'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.12'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 7.48'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 12.88'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 11.74'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 15.78'

   
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