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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 1/15/2013
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: 31.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 39.0' by 1/19
PREDICTED TO CREST AT 40.0' ON 1/21
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: 33.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 36.5' by 1/19
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 19.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.5' by 1/19
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 5.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.1' by 1/19
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: 18.32'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 20.5' by 1/19
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 13.47'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.9' by 1/19
Flood Warning
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 11.68'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 12.8' by 1/19
Flood Warning
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 9.63'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 10.2' by 1/19
Flood Warning
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 6.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6' by 1/19
Flood Advisory
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 5.78'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.9' by 1/19
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 3.46'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.7' by 1/19
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 10.94'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.64'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 29.97'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 7.27'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: NA
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 4.47'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 10.66'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 13.83'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.94'
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