Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:  
Construction has begun on the Bayou Amy Boat Launch in St. Martin Parish.

NEW!! A Birder's Guide to Louisiana (8/15/2013)
Teche Today: St. Martin School Board trees in the Atchafalaya Basin NOT in danger

Teche Today: 'Bubblewrapping' Bayou Teche for kayaks and canoes

Louisiana Sportsman: "The Whooping Crane's Majestic Return" to premier on LPB Monday night

Teche Today: Louisiana journalist is chronicling history of the crawfish industry

The Advocate: State education board OKs Atchafalaya curriculum 

Send in your Basin Pics!

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 8/20/2013

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: 23.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 15.4' by 8/24

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: 32.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 34.1' by 8/24

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 16.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 18.0' by 8/24

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 4.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.9' by 8/24

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: 13.89'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 15.2' by 8/24

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 9.76'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 10.7' by 8/24

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 8.51'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.4' by 8/24

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 6.36'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.2' by 8/24

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE 4.2' by 8/24

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 4.31'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.5' by 8/24

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.95'
Forecast: expect to RISE 3.2' by 8/24
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.44'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.36'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.48'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 4.89'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.59'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.93'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 4.88'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 11.14'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.49'

 

   
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