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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 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'