Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

USGS: Linking the historic 2011 Mississippi River flood to coastal wetland sedimentation
Houma Today: Story from 1937 tells of massive river flooding in the north
LA Sportsman: Deer-tag validation system experiencing problems, LDWF ready to take hunters' calls
LDWF is currently accepting public comment on Largemouth Bass in the Atchafalaya Basin. Click here for more information.

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 12/11/2012

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: 15.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 23.0' by 12/15

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: 13.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.9' by 12/15

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 5.0'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 5.0' by 12/15

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 1.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 1.6' by 12/15

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: 4.38'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.1' by 12/15

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 2.59'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.4' by 12/15

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 1.88'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.4' by 12/15

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 2.04'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.7' by 12/15

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.6' by 12/15

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 1.29'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 1.9' by 12/15

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 1.55'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.1' by 12/15
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.63'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.69'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 17.01'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 2.64'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: NA

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 1.64'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 5.13'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 7.91'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.75'