Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:  

The Natural Resouces Senate Committee voted to approve the Atchafalaya Basin Annual Plan for FY 2013-2014 on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

Louisiana Sportsman: Corps expands restricted area at Old River Control Complex

The Advertiser: Boy Scouts will spend this summer Atchafalayaking
The Advocate: Weekend conditions will be OK
 
UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS:
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Meeting at 9:30 AM on Thursday, June 6, 2013 
Morgan City Main Street - Atchafalaya Art & Food Festival, June 8, 2013
ATCHAFALAYA BASIN PROGRAM TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP (TAG) MEETING Tuesday, June 11, 2013 9:00am-11:00am; LaSalle Building Griffon Room 617 North 3rd Street Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804 225.342.6437 Review and Brief Discussion of Proposed FY2015 Water Management Projects

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 6/6/2013

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: 41.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 41.8' by 6/10
EXPECTED TO CREST AT 42.5 ON 6/8 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: 48.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 49.1' by 6/8
EXPECTED TO CREST AT 50.0 ON 6/19 PM

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 32.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 32.4' by 6/10

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 12.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 12.1' by 6/1

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: 27.74'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 28.3' by 6/10
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 21.37'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.7' by 6/10

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 19.15'
Forecast: expect to RISE 19.3' by 6/10

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 14.47'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 14.3' by 6/10
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 9.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.6' by 6/10

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 9.15'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.9' by 6/10
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 5.41'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.2' by 6/10
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
FLOOD WARNING

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 13.93'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.06'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.76'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 10.76'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 12.68'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 7.14'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 11.22'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 17.55'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 15.02'

 

   
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