Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:  
2013-14 Migratory Game Bird Regulations Pamphlet Now Available on L.D.W.F.'s Website

The Advocate: Hunting Season Set to Open with a Bang
LA Sportsman: Never give up

Teche Today: Canoe race for firefighters to be held in St. Martinville 

The Advocate: Macaluso: What front? Summer fishing prevails

Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association's 2013 Honors Young Outdoor Writers, Photographers

Teche Today: Gator Season begins

 
Save the Date

Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Meeting scheduled for September 5, 2013

LA Sportsman: Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday set for this weekend, Sept. 6-8
National Hunting & Fishing Day Outdoor Festival September 28, 2013

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 9/5/2013

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: 16.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 13.2' by 9/9

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: 24.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 23.5' by 9/9

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 10.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.9' by 9/9

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 3.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.0' by 9/9

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: 8.48'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.8' by 9/9

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 5.59'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.0' by 9/9

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 4.76'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.0' by 9/9

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 4.04'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.3' by 9/9

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL 2.7' by 9/9

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 3.02'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.8' by 9/9

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.58'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.5' by 9/9
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.17'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.30'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.30'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 3.77'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 3.99'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.64'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 4.65'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 9.58'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.42'

 

 

   
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