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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 4/23/2013

PLEASE NOTE OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE EXCEEDS FLOOD STAGE AT CAIRO GAUGE

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: 45.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 48.0' by 4/27
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: 48.0 4/26 AM

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: 41.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 51.0' by 4/27
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: 51.0 5/9 AM

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 26.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 34.5' by 4/27
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: 34.5 5/9 PM

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 8.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.0' by 4/27
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: 14.0 5/11 AM

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: 26.49'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 28.8' by 4/27

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 20.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 22.1' by 4/27

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 17.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 19.4' by 4/27

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
FLOOD WARNING
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 12.84'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.9' by 4/27

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.5' by 4/27

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
FLOOD WARNING
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 7.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8' by 4/27

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
FLOOD WARNING
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 4.11'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.2' by 4/27
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 12.02'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.69'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.69'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 8.85'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 10.69'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 5.12'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 8.87'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 15.37'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 12.53'