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Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the  Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

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UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE PROPOSED ANNUAL BASIN PLAN FOR FY 2014

November 13, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.
St. Mary Parish
Morgan City Auditorium
728 Myrtle St.
Morgan City LA 70380

November 14, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.
St. Martin Parish
Council Chambers
301 Port Street
St. Martinville, LA 70582

November 15, 2012 at 6:00p.m.
Iberville Parish
Council Chambers
5850 Meriam St
Plaquemine, LA 70765

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 11/1/2012

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: 11.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 18.0' by 11/5

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: 13.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.7' by 11/5

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 4.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.1' by 11/5

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 1.7'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 1.7' by 11/5

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: 4.18'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.9' by 11/5

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 2.54'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.0' by 11/5

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 1.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.9' by 11/5

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 2.23'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.3' by 11/5

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.7' by 11/5

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 1.55'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.3' by 11/5

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.14'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.6' by 11/5
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.77'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 4.57'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.09'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 2.66'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: NA

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 1.67'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 4.95'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 8.09'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.60'

 

   
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