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

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

Upcoming events: The 8th Annual Step Outside Day is scheduled for Saturday May 12th from 9:00 am-3:00 pm at the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area Headquarters. Click here to learn more.

Louisiana Sportsman: Back to Basics

The Advocate: Last weekend's perfect conditions create great fishing

LDWF News: 2012 Free Fishing Weekend in Louisiana Set for June 9-10

   L.W.F.C. Approves Notices of Intent for 2012-14 Hunting Seasons and the 2012-13 WMA   Seasons

Reminder:

Water Management Project Nominations must be submitted prior to June 1st 2012 for consideration in the next Annual Basin Plan process (FY2014). You can access the nomination form at:

http://dnr.louisiana.gov/assets/OCM/ABP/FY2014ANNUALPLAN_WMP_NOMINATIONFORM.pdf

If you need assistance in completing a form please contact our Basin Program Staff at 225-342-6437 or Atchafalaya@la.gov. 

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 5/10/2012

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: 31.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 33.8' by 5/14

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: 29.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 33.0' by 5/14

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: 12.43'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 15.8' by 5/14

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 8.46'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.6' by 5/14

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 7.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 10.8' by 5/14

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 5.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.9' by 5/14

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.9' by 5/14

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 3.06'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.1' by 5/14

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.03'
Forecast: expect to RISE 2.8' by 5/14
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.45'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.53'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.36'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 4.50'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.39'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.88'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 6.05'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 10.59'

Beau Bayou Swamp
Stage: 10.92'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 9.82'