Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS

News:

KATC: Boater safe after flipping vessel in Bayou Benoit in St. Martin Parish
Louisiana Sportsman: The best conditions for Atchafalaya Basin fishing success
Avoyelles Today: Alligator, Bear Sightings Stir Excitement in Avoyelles
Louisiana Sportsman: Biologist expects lower USFWS waterfowl breeding population estimates this year
KATC: Parish and state stake claim to losing oil royalties
Scientific American: "Living Shorelines" Will Get Fast Track to Combat Sea Level Rise
Save the Date:
3rd Annual Atchafalaya Basin Bowfishing Tournament, July 23-24, Bayou Amy Boat Launch in Henderson
How High's the Water Mama?, art exhibition, July 25 - Aug 14 at the Glassell Gallery in Baton Rouge
Friends of the Atchafalaya monthly meeting, July 26 at 6:30 pm in Butte LaRose
Acadian Day of Remembrance, July 28 at 3 pm at the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville
Baton Rouge Herb Society July Meeting, July 28 at 6:30pm at Hilltop Arboretum in Baton Rouge
Nature at Night, July 22 and 29 at the Louisiana State Arboretum in Ville Platte
Southwest Louisiana Attakapas Opelousas Prairie Tribe Festival, July 30 from 10am - 5pm at the Farmers Market Pavillion in Opelousas
Free NEA folklife institute for teachers, Aug 1-2 at Vermilionville
Volunteers needed for Tour du Teche, deadline is Aug 5

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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 7/22/2016

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: 19.8'
24 hour change: -0.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.1' by 7/27

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: 35.4'
24 hour change: -1.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 31.7' by 7/27

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 20.0'
24 hour change: -0.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 16.2' by 7/27

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 6.0'
24 hour change: -0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.2' by 7/27

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: 13.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 11.2' by 7/27

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 9.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.0' by 7/27

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 8.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.2' by 7/27

Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 6.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.8' by 7/27

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 4.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.9' by 7/27

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 4.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.6' by 7/27

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 3.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.0' by 7/27

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.78'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.04'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 3.52'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 7.33'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 4.95'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.31'

Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 16.89'

Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 6.95'

Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 3.99'

   
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