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!

St. Mary Now: Coast Guard issues high water advisory
Daily Comet: Bayou Black was considered for waterway route to Houma
The Advocate: Primetime for bream 
 
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Meeting, 9:30 AM on Thursday, May 2, 2013

American Bass Anglers: Louisiana Division 13 of the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series will hold its third tournament of the season May 4, 2013, on the sprawling Atchafalaya Basin

Tourism Week at the Atchafalaya Welcome Center May 7-9

9th Annual Step Outside Day at Sherburne WMA Complex, Saturday May 11

2nd Annual Krotz Springs Sportmen's Heritage Festival.  May 24 -26

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 5/2/2013

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: 49.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 48.8' by 5/6
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: 49.5 5/3 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: 48.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 49.2' by 5/6
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: 51.0 5/16 AM

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 31.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 33.2' by 5/6
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: 34.5 5/16 PM

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 12.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.3' by 5/6
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: 14.0 5/18 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: 28.01'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 28.9' by 5/6
Flood Warning/Flash Flood Watch

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 21.09'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.8' by 5/6

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 19.13'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 19.7' by 5/6

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 13.77'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.3' by 5/6
Flood Warning

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 7.5'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 7.5' by 5/5
Flash Flood Watch

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: UNAVAILABLE
Forecast: expect 8.4' by 5/6
Flood Warning

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 4.52'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.8' by 5/6
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
Flood Warning

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 12.59'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.40'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 19.42'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 9.83'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 11.73'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 5.82'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 9.62'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 16.46'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 13.24'

 

   
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