Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the  Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

8,000 is a Mighty Good Number!

American Press: Informer: Corps booklet recounts Bayou Chene history

The Daily Iberian: Girls gone wild - Fathers enjoy hunts with daughters, too

Field & Stream: From DU: Crawfish Ponds, Rice, and a Cold Front Point to Promising South Louisiana Duck Opener

The Advocate: Macaluso's fishing report: Action good, forecast for winds is not

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 11/8/2012

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: 19.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 14.5' by 11/12

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: 15.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 19.1' by 11/12

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 4.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.0' by 11/12

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 2.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.9' by 11/12

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: 4.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.2' by 11/12

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 2.62'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.7' by 11/12

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 1.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.0' by 11/12

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 1.95'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.5' by 11/12

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.5' by 11/12

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 1.12'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 1.9' by 11/12

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 1.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 1.7' by 11/12
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.31'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 4.81'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.38'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 2.66'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: NA

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 1.17'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 4.92'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 7.73'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.56'

 

   
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