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Five women selected for deer hunt basicsGreetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program
LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:
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 11/20/2012
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: 13.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 11.8' by 11/24
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: 17.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 15.5' by 11/24
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 5.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.0' by 11/24
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 2.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.0' by 11/24
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: 6.02'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.5' by 11/24
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 3.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.4' by 11/24
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 2.85'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.0' by 11/24
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 2.88'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.3' by 11/24
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.3' by 11/24
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 1.95'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 1.6' by 11/24
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 1.8' by 11/24
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.97'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 4.89'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.37'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 2.66'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: NA
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 1.89'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 4.83'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 8.56'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.48'
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