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Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:  
Houma Today: Louisiana black bear population growing slowly

NOLA: Young artists wanted for 2013 Wild Things youth art contest, exhibition
LA Sportsman: Chauvin angler finds a largemouth in the middle of a large meal
Teche Today: Citizens raising money to paint the famous Breaux Bridge Bridge Street bridge

UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS:

Public meetings set to discuss Louisiana's black bear population to be held on Tuesday, Aug. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in Franklin. Click here for more information. 
August 8: noon Lunchtime Lecture, Charles Elliott, local historian and author, will present "A Yankee Blitzkrieg Stumbles: Baton Rouge, August 5, 1862.'

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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 8/6/2013

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: 15.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 15.0' by 8/10

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: 32.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 27.8' by 8/10

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 16.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 13.0' by 8/10

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 5.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.1' by 8/10

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: 10.68'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 9.3' by 8/10

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 8.99'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.8' by 8/10

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 7.95'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.9' by 8/10

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 6.34'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.0' by 8/10

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 4.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE 4.7' by 8/10

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 4.27'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.2' by 8/10

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.77'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 2.8' by 8/10
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 10.65'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.88'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.32'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 5.94'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 7.86'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 3.93'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 3.96'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 14.14'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 7.99'

 

 

   
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