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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 4/30/2013

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: 48.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 48.5' by 5/4
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: 48.5 5/1 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: 47.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 48.7' by 5/4
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: 51.0 5/14 AM

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 30.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 34.5' by 5/4
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: 34.5 5/14 PM

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 12.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 12.8' by 5/4
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: 14.0 5/16 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: 27.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 28.5' by 5/4
Flood Warning

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 20.29'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.9' by 5/4

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 18.44'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 19.2' by 5/4

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 13.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14' by 5/4
Flood Warning

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 7.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.6' by 5/4

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 7.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.1' by 5/4
Flood Warning

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 4.36'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.6' by 5/4
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
Flood Warning

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 12.49'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.52'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.85'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 9.70'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 11.61'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 5.71'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 9.45'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 16.31'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 13.09'