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Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program
LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:
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| St. Mary Now: Atchafalaya Eastern Divisionals set for this weekend |
National Geographic: Delta Duck Potato (Sagittaria platyphylla)
JAMES P. BLAIR
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| COE: Map Products for Sale - Information Management Library |
| REMINDER: All recreational licenses are valid from the date of purchase and expire on June 30th. In addition to other bona fide residency requirements, a Louisiana Driver's License or Louisiana ID Card issued by the Department of Public Safety is required to purchase resident recreational hunting and fishing licenses. Click here to purchase your fishing license online. |
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| UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS: |
| Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Meeting will be held at 9:30 AM on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at the Waddill Outdoor Education Center, 4142 North Flannery Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70814. Click here for the agenda. |
| 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 |
| Wood Stork & Wading Bird Event Set for July 20 at Sherburne WMA |
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Let us know if you have an upcoming event to promote the Basin!
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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 6/27/2013
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: 31.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 29.5' by 7/01
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: 49.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 46.3' by 7/01
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 32.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 30.2' by 7/01
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 12.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 11.6' by 7/01
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: 27.43'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 25.3' by 7/01
FLOOD WARNING
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 21.06'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 19.3' by 7/01
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 18.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 17.5' by 7/01
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 13.79'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 13.0' by 7/01
FLOOD WARNING
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.7' by 7/01
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 8.65'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.2' by 7/01
FLOOD WARNING
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 4.75'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.4' by 7/01
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
FLOOD WARNING
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 12.99
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.08'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.50'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 10.14'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 12.05'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.19'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 9.75'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 13.40'
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