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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 5/23/2013

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: 37.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 35.2' by 5/27

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: 52.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 52.3' by 5/27
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: NEAR CREST

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 35.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 35.5' by 5/27
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: 35.4 5/21 PM

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 14.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.2' by 5/27
EXPECTED CREST/DATE: 14.2 5/24 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: 32.41'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 31.3' by 5/27
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 25.15'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 24.3' by 5/27
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 22.43'
Forecast: expect to FALL 21.8' by 5/27
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 16.27'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 15.8' by 5/27
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 9.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.8' by 5/27

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 10.22'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 9.9' by 5/27
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 5.97'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.7' by 5/27
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
FLOOD WARNING

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 14.34'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.16'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 22.97'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 11.68'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 13.70'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 7.58'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 12.07'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 18.61'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 15.71'