Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS

News:

LDWF Schedules Drawdown for Henderson Lake
Times-Picayune: Public opinion sought on deer-importation ban
KATC: Bayou Teche Paddle Trail dedication
Louisiana Sportsman: Duck numbers hold steady, USFWS says
LDWF to bring back the Louisiana Conservationist
The IND: Festivals Acadiens to fête dancehalls
Save the Date:
How High's the Water Mama?, art exhibition, July 25 - Aug 14 at the Glassell Gallery in Baton Rouge
Acadian Culture Day, Aug 14 at Vermilionville
Bayou Teche Paddle Trail dedication, Aug 18 at 11 am in Breaux Bridge
Bayou Pigeon, Louisiana and the Spirit of the Atchafalaya, Aug 24 at noon at the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen
Atchafalaya Basin History Lecture, Aug 24 at 6 pm at the Jeanerette Museum
Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, Sept. 1 - 5 in Morgan City
Les Mains Guidées: Cheese, Sept. 3 at Vermilionville
Atchafalaya Basin Program Research and Promotion Board Meeting, Sept 8 at 9:30 am in Baton Rouge
Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, Oct 13-16 at Lafayette's Girard Park

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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 8/11/2016

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: 22.9'
24 hour change: -0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 18.2' by 8/16

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: 33.4'
24 hour change: +0.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 34.9' by 8/16

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 17.5'
24 hour change: +0.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 19.2' by 8/16

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 5.5'
24 hour change: 0.0'3
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.3' by 8/16

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: 12.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.3' by 8/16

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 8.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 10.3' by 8/16

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 7.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.3' by 8/16

Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 6.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.1' by 8/16

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.8' by 8/16

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 3.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.2' by 8/16

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.5 by 8/16

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.20'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 16.55'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 3.15'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 6.62'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 4.62'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 7.96'

Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 16.73'

Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 6.61'

Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 3.65'

   
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