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Greetings from DNR Secretary Scott Angelle and the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program
LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:
Technical Advisory Group Meeting Announcement
Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 9:30 am-11:30 am
Department of Natural Resources - LaSalle Building
617 North 3rd Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804
Griffon Room - 1st Floor
(Parking is available in the Welcome Center Parking Garage (1201 N. Third Street) Please present your ticket to the receptionist on 1st floor for validation.)
The Advocate: Stroke doesn't stop fishing
Daily World: Krotz Springs church to hold sportsmen's festival
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 5/15/2012
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 FALL to 29.0' by 5/19
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: 33.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 36.0' by 5/19
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: 16.05'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 18.5' by 5/19
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 11.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.7' by 5/19
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 9.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 12.2' by 5/19
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 7.32'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9' by 5/19
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 4.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.1' by 5/19
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 4.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.5' by 5/19
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.74'
Forecast: expect to RISE 3.6' by 5/19
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.79'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.65'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.38'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 5.34'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 7.33'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 3.19'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 5.77'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 11.61'
Beau Bayou Swamp
Stage: 11.35'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 9.80'
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