Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS

News:

HUNTING SEASONS

Deer: Archery, Oct 16 - Feb 15
Primitive Firearms, Jan 30-31 (bucks only); Jan 23-29 (either sex)
Firearms, Nov 19 - Jan 22

Ducks, Coots and Mergansers: Dec. 17 - Jan. 22

Squirrel and Rabbit: Oct 1 - Feb 28
Daily bag limit: 8

The Advocate: Deer hunting with dogs spans generations
KATC: NASA launches 8 mini-satellites for hurricane forecasting
USGS: How Much Water Do We Use?

Sioux City Journal: Cherokee man gets his gator

Deer-hunting season is in full swing-- be careful out there!
Events:
Dutch Oven Cooking, Jan 7 at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville
French Immersion Excursion (song workshop), Jan 16 in Pierre Part
Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting, Jan 18 at 10 am at the Capitol Park Conference Center, 702 River Road North, in Baton Rouge
Kayaking 101 - Basic Flatwater Skills, Jan 21 at 2 pm at Lake Martin in Breaux Bridge
Bayou Teche History and Heritage Talk, Jan 25 at 6 pm at the Jeanerette Museum in New Iberia
Bushcraft, Jan 28 at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville
Southern Atchafalaya Eagle Paddle, Feb 11 from 9 am to 5 pm, Pack & Paddle
Les Courdre Pointes Quilting Circle, every Thursday from 1:30 - 3:30 pm at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective in Arnaudville

Send in your Basin Pics!

Let us know if you have an upcoming event to promote the Basin!

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. Current Atchafalaya Basin water levels from NOAA.

Data is for 12/15/2016

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: 20.4'
24 hour change: -0.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 18.2' by 12/20

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: 27.4'
24 hour change: ---
Forecast: expect to FALL to 26.8' by 12/20

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 13.0'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 12.2' by 12/20

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 4.2'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 4.2' by 12/20

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: no data

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 6.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.3' by 12/20

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 5.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.8' by 12/20

Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 4.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.7' by 12/20

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.8' by 12/20

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.4' by 12/20

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 1.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.1' by 12/20

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.99'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.43'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 22.63'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.50'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 6.23'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 8.16'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 12.15'

Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 17.41'

Work Canal near I-10
Stage: 8.74'

Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 4.96'

Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 2.83'

   
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