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!

LA Sportsman: Mr. Gog - Tips for fishing for Atchafalaya Basin goggle-eye
World Fishing Network: Foret Wins Tough Event In The Atchafalaya Basin
Hungry Travelers: Trapping deepwater crawfish in the Atchafalaya
 
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Bayou Pigeon: Spirit of the Atchafalaya, May 7th at 6:30 pm, Ascension Parish Library - Galvez

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 5/7/2013

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: 49.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 49.6' by 5/11
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: CRESTING

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: 50.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 52.0' by 5/11
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: 52.0 5/19 AM

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 33.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 34.3' by 5/11
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: 35.5 5/19 PM

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 12.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.5' by 5/11
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: 14.5 5/21 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: 29.29'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 30.1' by 5/11
Flood Warning

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 22.07'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 22.9' by 5/11

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 19.96'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 20.7' by 5/11

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 14.34'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 15.1' by 5/11
Flood Warning

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 7.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.4' by 5/11

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 8.86
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.4' by 5/11
Flood Warning

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 4.65'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.0' by 5/11
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
Flood Warning

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 12.84'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.97'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.69'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 10.22'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 12.13'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.04'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 9.95'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 16.90'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 13.58'

 

   
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