Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:  

The 2014 Annual Plan was unanimously approved by the House and Senate during the legislative session, and House Bill 2 included recommendations to allow $200,000 for construction funding.

The Fiscal 2015 Annual Plan process is well under way with 14 nominated projects. These projects were presented to the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for review on June 11,2013.

LA Sportsman: 14-inch minimum ends in Basin
KLFY: Henderson to receive new boat launch
Teche Today: Swamp Stingray 
 
UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS:
The Creole Trail: Genealogical Ties Unite Pointe Coupee, Avoyelles, Rapides and Natchitoches parishes  - July 11, 2013
Preserving the Heritage: Bayou Pigeon, Louisiana-Spirit of the Atchafalaya - July 18,2013

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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 6/20/2013

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: 40.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 37.5' by 6/24

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: 49.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 48.7' by 6/24
CRESTING

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 33.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 32.1' by 6/24
CRESTING

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 12.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 12.5' by 6/24
NEAR CREST

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: 28.94'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 27.8' by 6/24
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 22.25'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 21.4' by 6/24

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 19.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 19.5' by 6/24

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 14.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 14.1' by 6/24
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 7.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.0' by 6/24

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 8.75'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.8' by 6/24
FLOOD WARNING

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 4.69'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.7' by 6/24
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
FLOOD WARNING

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 12.91'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.29'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.51'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 10.12'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 12.00'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.05'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 9.82'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 16.77'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 13.46'

 

   
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