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Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:  
The Advocate: Catfish biting in Lake Verret

Teche Today: Remember when eating crawfish was low-class? 
KATC: DOTD holds groundbreaking to kickoff La. 3177 project
Bassmaster: Hit the grass for summer bass

Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Commision News:

L.W.F.C. Sets Tentative 2013-14 Early Season Migratory Bird Hunting Dates

L.W.F.C. Issues Notices of Intent for 2014 Wild Turkey Season

 
UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS:
Athchafalaya Native American Dances and Traditions, Friday July 11th at 2:30 p.m. at the Baton Rouge Main Library
Lunchtime Lecture on July 11, 2013 - 4th Louisiana at the Battle of Baton Rouge at the West Baton Rouge Museum
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!

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 7/11/2013

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: 42.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 43.0' by 7/15

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: 40.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 41.7' by 7/15

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 24.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 25.6' by 7/15

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 8.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.5' by 7/15

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: 19.54'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 20.7' by 7/15

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 14.79'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 15.5' by 7/15

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 13.17'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.6' by 7/15

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 10.19'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 10.5' by 7/15

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 6.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE 6.9' by 7/15

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 6.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.9' by 7/15

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 3.91'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.4' by 7/15
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 11.83'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.27'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.33'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 7.98'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 9.84'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 5.17'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 7.20'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 14.46'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 11.14'

 

   
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