Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program
LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:
Events for Atchafalaya Month
LDWF Releases Report on the 14" Minimum Length Limit for Largemouth Bass in the Atchafalaya Basin
Louisiana Sportsman: Central Basin offers youth squirrel hunts and fall fishing opportunities
Daily World: Catfish festival returns with extended format
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 10/9/2012
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: 10.6' Forecast: expect to FALL to 9.1' by 10/13
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: 18.0' Forecast: expect to FALL to 16.5' by 10/13
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge Flood Stage: 35' Stage: 6.1' Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.5' by 10/13
Mississippi River at New Orleans Flood Stage: 17' Stage: 3.0' Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.2' by 10/13
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: 5.39' Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.1' by 10/13
Atchafalaya River at Melville Flood Stage: 41' Stage: 3.2 Forecast: expect to FALL to 1.7' by 10/13
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs Flood Stage: 37' Stage: 2.43' Forecast: expect to FALL to 1.7' by 10/13
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose Flood Stage: 25' Stage: 2.61' Forecast: expect to FALL to 1.5' by 10/13
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW Flood Stage: 12' Stage: 2.0' Forecast: expect to FALL to 1.5' by 10/13
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point Flood Stage: 15' Stage: 1.83' Forecast: expect to FALL to 1.2' by 10/13
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City Flood Stage: 4' Stage: 2.28' Forecast: expect to FALL to 1.9' by 10/13 NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel Stage: 7.67'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel Stage: 4.75'
Bayou Courtableau Stage: 18.28'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island Stage: 2.69'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Stage: 4.48'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long Stage: 1.71'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose Stage: 5.52'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut Stage: 8.33'
Beau Bayou Swamp Stage: EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson Stage: 9.17'
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