Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:  
Times-Picayune: Atchafalaya Basin sac-a-lait, other panfish hemmed into canals by low river

Houma Today: Atchafalaya program approved for schools
LA Sportsman: LDWF clarifies hunting pamphlet rules regarding hog hunting on public lands
The Advocate: Decoy carvers, collectors to converge at Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center

LDWF: Tree Stand Safety Training

 

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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 8/15/2013

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: 27.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 23.4' by 8/19

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: 25.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 35.0' by 8/19

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 11.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 17.7' by 8/19

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 3.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.5' by 8/19

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: 9.46'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 17.7' by 8/19

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 6.42'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.6' by 8/19

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 5.61'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.1' by 8/19

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 4.59'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.0' by 8/19

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE 5.7' by 8/19

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 3.32'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.6' by 8/19

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE 3.5' by 8/19
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.53'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.82'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.29'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 4.60'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.95'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.97'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 4.80'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 10.17'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.41'

 

   
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