Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:  
DNR Atchafalaya Basin Program project at Bayou Amy now underway

KLFY: Tour du Teche set for October
Teche Today: Flood stage on the Atchafalaya River soon easier to reach

The Advocate: 14-day snapper season set

Teche Today: Butte Larose
 
Save the Date
National Hunting & Fishing Day Outdoor Festival September 28, 2013
Iberville Swamp Life Expo on October 5, 2013
11th Annual Atchafalaya Catfish Festival on October 10 - 12, 2013, Melville, LA

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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 9/19/2013

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: 9.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 9.4' by 9/23

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: 18.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 17.0' by 9/23

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 6.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.7' by 9/23

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 2.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.5' by 9/23

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: 5.89'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.4' by 9/23

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 3.87'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.1' by 9/23

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 3.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.5' by 9/23

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 3.16'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.5' by 9/23
WARNING: COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL 2.3' by 9/23

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.61'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.3' by 9/23
WARNING: COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.72'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.1' by 9/23
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
WARNING: COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.56'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.21'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.30'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 3.11'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.87'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.37'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 4.43'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 8.93'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.20'

 

   
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