Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program
LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:
The Advertiser: Enthusiasts have many choices
The Advocate: Morgan City readying for blessing of fleet
The Coastal Forest Conservation Initiative is available for landowners in portions of the Atchafalaya Basin. Approximately $9.5 million is available in CIAP funds in this voluntary program for this round of projects and applications are being accepted through September 28, 2012. Click here to learn more or to view a map of qualifying area.
Reminder:
FY 2012-2013 Annual Plan:
The FY 2012-2013 plan has been approved by the legislature and has been filed with the Secretary of State. 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 8/21/2012
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: 7.8' Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.6' by 8/25
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: 13.9' Forecast: expect to FALL to 13.7' by 8/25
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge Flood Stage: 35' Stage: 4.1' Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.0' by 8/25
Mississippi River at New Orleans Flood Stage: 17' Stage: 2.2' Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.3' by 8/25
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: 4.73' Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.2' by 8/25
Atchafalaya River at Melville Flood Stage: 41' Stage: 3.01' Forecast: expect to HOLD at 3.0' by 8/25
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs Flood Stage: 37' Stage: 3.04' Forecast: expect to HOLD at 3.0' by 8/25
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose Flood Stage: 25' Stage: 2.74' Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.9' by 8/25
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW Flood Stage: 12' Stage: 2.7' Forecast: expect to HOLD at 2.7' by 8/25
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point Flood Stage: 15' Stage: 2.11' Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.3' by 8/25
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City Flood Stage: 4' Stage: 2.36' Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.7' by 8/25 NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel Stage: 8.63'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel Stage: 6.13'
Bayou Courtableau Stage: 18.33'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island Stage: 2.79'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Stage: 4.69'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long Stage: 2.45'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose Stage: 5.29'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut Stage: 8.58'
Beau Bayou Swamp Stage: EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson Stage: 9.04'
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