Greetings from the  Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

Events for Atchafalaya Month

Tour du Teche October 5, 6, & 7, 2012

Iberville Parish Swamp Life Expo - October 6, 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 10/2/2012

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: 11.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 10.7' by 10/6

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: 15.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 16.6' by 10/6

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 5.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.8' by 10/6

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 2.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.8' by 10/6

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: 6.17'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.8' by 10/6

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: NA
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.5' by 10/6

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 3.07'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.2' by 10/6

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 2.99'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.2' by 10/6

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.1' by 10/6

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.14'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.9' by 10/6

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.39'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.9' by 10/6
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.55'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.18'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.71'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 2.70'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 4.55'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.22'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 5.42'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 8.72'

Beau Bayou Swamp
Stage: EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 9.07'