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!

L.D.W.F. Announces Bid Process for Alligator Hunting on WMAs and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Properties for the 2013-2015 Alligator Harvest Seasons. Click here for more information.
Teche Today: Registration open for Tour du Teche IV
Teche Today: Kayakers introduce LPB audience to Bayou Teche
MSN News: Cajuns hope to celebrate heritage on driver's licenses and plates
Times-Picayune: First Louisiana seafood product to carry the new state certification announced
 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

 

Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting - May 22

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

Creole Zydeco Okra Festival May 24-25 

 

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 5/16/2013

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: 48.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 42.2' by 5/20
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: CRESTED

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: 52.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 52.5' by 5/20
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: 52.5 5/19 AM

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 35.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 35.9' by 5/20
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: 36.0 5/19 PM

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 13.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.3' by 5/20
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: 31.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 31.5' by 5/20
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 24.45'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 24.5' by 5/20

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 21.75'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 22.0' by 5/20

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 15.64'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 16' by 5/20
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.0' by 5/20

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 9.69'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 10.5' by 5/20
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 5.39'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.0' by 5/20
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
FLOOD WARNING

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 13.64'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.16'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 20.12'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 11.10'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 13.02'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.90'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 11.73'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 17.88'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 15.41'

 

   
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