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

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released the draft master plan for the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System project. Public comments on the draft are currently being solicited. Click here to learn more and to view the draft master plan.

The monthly Atchafalaya Basin Program Project Descriptions & Statuses Report has been updated.

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Reminder:

FY 2012-2013 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 7/3/2012

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: 12.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.3' by 7/8

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: 16.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 15.6' by 7/8

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: 5.62'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.1' by 7/8

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 3.72'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.9' by 7/8

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 3.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.9' by 7/8

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 2.96'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.4' by 7/8

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL at 2.2' by 7/8

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.19'
Forecast: expect to FALL at 1.2' by 7/8

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.47'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.2' by 7/8
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.47'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.24'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.40'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 2.83'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 4.90'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.31'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 4.81'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 8.69'

Beau Bayou Swamp
Stage: EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.51'