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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 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'