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Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program
LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:
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 1/10/2013
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: 21.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 16.0' by 1/14
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: 31.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 28.9' by 1/14
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 17.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 15.9 by 1/14
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 5.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.1' by 1/14
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: 16.71'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 13.1' by 1/14
Flash Flood Watch
Flood Advisory
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 11.59'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.8' by 1/14
Flash Flood Watch
Flood Warning
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 10.15'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.9' by 1/14
Flash Flood Watch
Flood Warning
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 8.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.9' by 1/14
Flash Flood Watch
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 4.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.6' by 1/14
Flash Flood Watch
Flood Advisory
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 5.16'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.5' by 1/14
Flash Flood Watch
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 3.04'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.6' by 1/14
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
Flash Flood Watch
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 10.13'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.92'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 26.90'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 6.07'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: NA
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 3.64'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 9.25'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 12.57'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 13.50'
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