Greetings from DNR Secretary Scott Angelle and the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS:

The Daily Advertiser: Boy Scouts continue planting trees in Atchafalaya Basin as part of 100-year commitment 

The Advocate: Plaquemine park pavilion complete; celebration set

The Advocate: The Wild Side for March 4, 2012

FY2013 Atchafalaya Basin Program Plan:
The Atchafalaya Basin Program presented the FY2013 Annual Basin Plan for consideration to the Atchafalaya Basin Research and Promotion Board during a meeting held on January 23, 2012. The plan was approved by the Research and Promotion Board and will next be presented to the Louisiana Legislature for consideration in the upcoming Regular Legislative Session, Click here if you would like to view the FY2013 Annual Basin Plan.

Atchafalaya Basin Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment System:  
The Atchafalaya Basin Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment System (ABNRIAS) is now available online at http://abp.cr.usgs.gov/   

FY2011-2012 Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan:  
To view the FY2011-2012 Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan, go to  www.basin.louisiana.gov.

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 3/6/2012

ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.

Mississippi 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: 28.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 35.4' by 3/10

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: 32.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 32.4' by 3/10

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: 12.82'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.0' by 3/10

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 9.23'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.9' by 3/10

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 8.46'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.9' by 3/10

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 7.22'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.4' by 3/10

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 5.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.0' by 3/10

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 4.12'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.3' by 3/10

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.51'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.6' by 3/10
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 10.79'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.53'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 20.06'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 6.00'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 7.84'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 4.05'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 11.71'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 12.28'

Beau Bayou Swamp
UNAVAILABLE

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 15.96'