Greetings from the  Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

Teche Today: DOTD and CRT announces temporary closure of I-10 Atchafalaya Welcome Center

The Advocate: Fishing has good news and bad news

The Advocate: Teal forecast has good, bad news for Louisiana hunters

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.

Tour du Teche October 5, 6, & 7, 2012

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 9/13/2012

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: 9.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.2' by 9/17

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: 14.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 14.5' by 9/17

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 4.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.3' by 9/17

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 2.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.6' by 9/17

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: 4.77'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.3' by 9/17

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: NA
Forecast: 2.1' by 9/17

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 2.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL at 2.1' by 9/17

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 2.98'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.5' by 9/17

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.2' by 9/17

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 1.8' by 9/17

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: NA
Forecast: 3.1' by 9/17
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.14'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.29'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.68'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 2.70'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 4.65'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.21'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 5.28'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 8.85'

Beau Bayou Swamp
Stage: EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.92'