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Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:
The Research and Promotion Board met on February 6, 2013 and gave its final approval to Final 2014 Atchafalaya Basin Annual Plan. The plan will be presented to and considered by the legislature in its upcoming session. Interested parties are reminded that Atchafalaya Basin water project nominations for potential inclusion in the 2015 Annual Plan are being accepted through June 30, 2013.
Daily Comet: Entrepreneur reports about potential successes of rail line
The Daily Iberian: LWFC OKs erasing 14-inch limit
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Notice of Intent and other Action Items from the February 7, 2013 meeting.
Science Daily: Geologists Quantify, Characterize Sediment Carried by Mississippi Flood to Louisiana's Wetlands

UPCOMING EVENTS:
Louisiana Youth Can Register Now for 2012 Hunter of The Year Awards. Click here for more information.
8th Annual Eagle Expo - Morgan City. Click here for more information.

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 2/14/2013

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: 33.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 28.4' by 2/18

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: 42.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 44.9' by 2/18

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 27.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 30.0' by 2/18

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 10.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.6' by 2/18

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: 25.53'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 26.6' by 2/18

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 19.57'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 20.8' by 2/18
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 17.45'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 18.8' by 2/18
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 13.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.1' by 2/18
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 7.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.7' by 2/18

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 7.66'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.5' by 2/18
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 3.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.7' by 2/18
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
FLOOD WARNING

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 11.82'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.74'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 25.62'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 8.97'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: NA

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 5.35'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 11.19'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 15.84'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 15.30'

Department of Natural Resources
617 North Third Street | LaSalle Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(225) 342-0556
www.dnr.louisiana.gov

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