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Greetings from DNR Secretary Scott Angelle and the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program
LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:
REMINDER: THE DEADLINE FOR ANNUAL PLAN NOMINATIONS IS THURSDAY, MAY 31st
FY2012-2013 Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan:
The FY 2012-2013 plan has been approved by the legislature and has been sent to the Secretary of State to be filed. To view the FY 2012-2013 Atchafalaya Basin Annual Plan, please go to: http://dnr.louisiana.gov/assets/OCM/ABP/Jan2312FINAL2013plan.pdf
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/
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 5/24/2012
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: 20.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 15.7' by 5/29
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 FALL to 28.8' by 5/29
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: 14.03'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 10.0' by 5/29
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 9.66'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.7' by 5/29
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 8.71'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.0' by 5/29
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 6.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.1' by 5/29
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 4.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.2' by 5/29
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 4.12'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.1' by 5/29
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 3.42'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.7' by 5/29
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 10.09'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.20'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 16.55'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 5.66'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 7.62'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 3.42'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 5.35'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 11.75'
Beau Bayou Swamp
Stage: 12.02'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 9.15'
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.
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