Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:  
The deadline (Friday, May 31, 2013) is fast approaching for nominating a water management project to be considered for inclusion in the 2015 Atchafalaya Basin Annual Plan process. We encourage all stakeholders to submit a project nomination!

     
Governor's Call for Increased Water Flow into Atchafalaya Basin Approved, Will Support Fisheries, Basin Health and Coast (4/16/2013)
Stephensville facility is now completed and in use! The project consisted of the installation of permanent restrooms and covered pavilions for the Lower St. Martin Parish Recreation District.
 
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Tourism Week at the Atchafalaya Welcome Center May 7-9
9th Annual Step Outside Day at Sherburne WMA Complex, Saturday May 11

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 4/18/2013

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: 38.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 39.3' by 4/22

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: 37.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 41.9' by 4/22

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 22.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 25.9' by 4/22

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 7.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.1' by 4/22

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: 22.78'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 26.0' by 4/22

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 17.16'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 20.2' by 4/22

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 15.27'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 17.5' by 4/22

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 11.57'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 12.9' by 4/22

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 6.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.3' by 4/22

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 6.79'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.4' by 4/22

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
FLOOD WARNING
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 3.98'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.1' by 4/22
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 12.02'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.94'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 19.06'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 8.50'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 10.44'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 5.16'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 8.86'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 15.06'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 12.69'

 

   
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