Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:  
WAFB: Henderson Swamp Photos  
The Advocate: Once threatened Louisiana black bear making a comeback

 

The Daily Iberian: Restructured race on the Teche
The Charleston Gazette: 'Appalachia to Atchafalaya' by canoe

The New Yorker: The Control of Nature by John McPhee

PR Web: 'In the Mind of the Maker' Documentary Film Launches IndieGoGo Campaign

Louisiana Sportsman: Is there a devil in your ditch?

Save the Date
11th Annual Atchafalaya Catfish Festival on October 10 - 12, 2013, Melville, LA
Cajun Heritage Festival: 37th Annual Louisiana State Woodcarving Competition, October 12-13, Larose, LA (see picture)
Evangeline Area Council Boy Scouts 4th Annual Basin Sweep - November 2, 2013. Click here to register

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 10/8/2013

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: 16.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 17.0' by 10/12

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: 18.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 18.2' by 10/12

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 7.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.7' by 10/12

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 3.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.9' by 10/12

    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: 5.61'
    Forecast: expect to HOLD at 5.6' by 10/12

    Atchafalaya River at Melville
    Flood Stage: 41'
    Stage: 3.63'
    Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.2' by 10/12

    Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
    Flood Stage: 37'
    Stage: 3.99'
    Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.8' by 10/12

    Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
    Flood Stage: 25'
    Stage: 2.84'
    Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.4' by 10/12

    Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
    Flood Stage: 12'
    Stage: 2.7'
    Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.4' by 10/12

    Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
    Flood Stage: 15'
    Stage: 2.26'
    Forecast: expect to FALL to 1.8' by 10/12

    Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
    Flood Stage: 4'
    Stage: 2.21'
    Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.0' by 10/12
    NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

    Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
    Stage: 8.52'

    Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
    Stage: 5.65'

    Bayou Courtableau
    Stage: 18.37'

    Buffalo Cove at Round Island
    Stage: 3.09'

    Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
    Stage: 6.65'

    Middle Fork, Bayou Long
    Stage: 2.25'

    Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
    Stage: 5.07'

    Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
    Stage: 8.65'

    Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
    Stage: 8.85'

     

   
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