Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:
Tri-Parish Times: Cajun Coast's tourism effort catches state's eye
The Advocate: Bass anglers Willie II Couch and Willie III turn in solid week
The Advertiser: Local Boy Scouts raising funds for Atchafalaya Basin
Louisiana Sportsman: After the flood - Keying in on Sherburne WMA turkeys
UPCOMING EVENTS:
March 9th - Top of the Teche
Louisiana Sportsman: 2013 Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest set for March 15-17
Post South: Plaquemine Pow Wow set for April 6-7
Let us know if you have an upcoming event to promote the Basin!

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 03/07/2013

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: 27.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 26.1' by 3/11

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: 33.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 33.8' by 3/11

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 19.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 19.4' by 3/11

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 6.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.2' by 3/11

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: 16.79'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 18.1' by 3/11

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 12.37'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.4' by 3/11

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 11.09'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.9' by 3/11

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 8.98'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.4' by 3/11

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 5.8'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 5.8' by 3/11

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 5.05'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.1' by 3/11

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.86'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.9' by 3/11
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 11.18'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.51'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.91'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 7.06'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: NA

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 4.42'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 9.75'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 13.51'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.15'