Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS

News:

The Advocate: Boating organizations warn against using higher ethanol fuel
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Save the Date:
Free Cajun Music, Dance Lessons, June 7 - 23 at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve's Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice
Native Herbs, workshop presented by the Capital Area Native Plant society, June 23 at 6:30 pm at the Burden Museum & Gardens Conference Center in Baton Rouge
Guest Chefs at Prairie Acadian Cultural Center, every Saturday at 4 pm at Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice
Old Fashioned Fais-Do-Do Barn Dance, Saturday nights in June at Lakeview RV Park in Eunice
Friends of the Atchafalaya, monthly meeting, June 28 at 6:30 pm in Butte La Rose
3rd Annual Atchafalaya Basin Bowfishing Tournament, July 23-24, Bayou Amy Boat Launch in Henderson
Avoyelles Arts and Music Fest, July 4 from 11 am to 6 pm in St. Martinville
Fireworks on the River, July 4 at Nall Park in Krotz Springs
Jeanerette Museum 40th Anniversary Celebration, July 10 at 2 pm in Jeanerette
Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting, July 13 at 10 am at Capitol Park Welcome Center, 702 River Road North, in Baton Rouge
How High's the Water Mama?, art exhibition, July 25 - Aug 14 at the Glassell Gallery in Baton Rouge

 

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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 6/17/2016

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: 21.7'
24 hour change: -0.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 23.7' by 6/22

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: 41.0'
24 hour change: -0.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 37.5' by 6/22

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 25.4'
24 hour change: -0.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 21.9' by 6/22

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 8.7'
24 hour change: -0.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.6' by 6/22

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: 21.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 17.9' by 6/22

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 15.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 14.1' by 6/22

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 14.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 12.8' by 6/22

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 10.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 9.7' by 6/22

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 7.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.6' by 6/22

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 6.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.3' by 6/22

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 4.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.1' by 6/22

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.48'

Fore Bay at Morganza Floodway Temporary Gage
Stage: 36.70'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.61'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 5.64'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 10.38'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 8.59'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 12.71'

Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 17.71'

Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 11.16'

Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 6.19'

 

 

   
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