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Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program
LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:
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| KATC: Spirit of Acadiana: Atchafalaya Boy Scouts |
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| The Daily Iberian: Special teal season's bag limit may be 6 |
| COE: Map Products for Sale - Information Management Library |
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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 Iberville Museum will celebrate the Fourth of July with an exhibit featuring "Atchafalaya Lagniappe" by local artist Gene Seneca from noon to 6 p.m. July 4. |
| 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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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 7/2/2013
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: 33.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 35.2' by 7/06
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: 47.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 43.4' by 7/06
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 31.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 27.5' by 7/06
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 12.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 10.4' by 7/06
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: 26.15'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 22.9' by 7/06
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 19.89'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 16.5' by 7/06
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 17.72'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 14.7' by 7/06
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 13.13'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 11.0' by 7/06
FLOOD WARNING
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 7.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.9' by 7/06
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 8.23'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.8' by 7/06
FLOOD WARNING
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 4.56'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.6' by 7/06
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
FLOOD WARNING
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 12.90'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.40'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.36'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 9.74'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 11.63'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.06'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 9.34'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 13.04'
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