Greetings from the  Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

Atchafalaya Basin Program "Big Alabama" Boat Launch and Fishing Pier Completed

Events for Atchafalaya Month

Bayou Vermilion Festival & Boat Parade Sunday, October 21

Teche Today: Blazing Paddles: A record-breaking race on Bayou Teche

The Advocate: False River, Spillway get new fishing rules

LA Sportsman: Start with squirrels: Hunting busy-tails is a great way to initiate young hunters

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 10/16/2012

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: 8.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.3' by 10/20

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: 14.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.9' by 10/20

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 4.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.6' by 10/20

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 2.1'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 2.1' by 10/20

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: 4.49'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 4.5' by 10/20

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 2.71'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.6' by 10/20

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 2.06'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.6' by 10/20

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 2.31'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.5' by 10/20

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.4'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 2.4' by 10/20

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 1.65'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 1.9' by 10/20

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.15'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.2' by 10/20
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.93'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.05'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.33'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 2.69'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 4.45'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 1.77'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 5.41'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 8.13'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 9.06'