Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the  Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

The Advocate: Southwestern marshes loaded

The Advocate: Macaluso's Fishing Report: Cold front, moving water the big keys

The DRAFT FY 2014 Annual Plan is now available online here.
 

REMINDER OF 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:
T
he 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 11/15/2012

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: 12.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.0' by 11/19

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: 19.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 17.5' by 11/19

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 7.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.9' by 11/19

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 3.1'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 3.1' by 11/19

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: 7.15'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.1' by 11/19

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 4.48'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.9' by 11/19

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 3.67'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 1.7' by 11/19

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 3.34'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.3' by 11/19

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.4' by 11/19

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.26'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 1.7' by 11/19

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 1.96'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.5' by 11/19
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.28'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.21'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.36'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 2.79'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: NA

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.16'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 4.89'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 8.96'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.53'

 

   
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