Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:
Smithsonian Magazine: Saving Atchafalaya
LA Sportsman: LDWF reminds waterfowl hunters to be alert for whooping cranes
LA Sportsman: NOAA navigational chart PDFs available free during pilot program
The Advocate: Joe Macaluso: Let's hope wind isn't big bother for fishing
Save the Date
Louisiana Wilfdlife and Fisheries Commission Meeting scheduled for 9:30 AM on Thursday, November 7, 2013. Click here for more info.
Atchafalaya Basin Festival to be held Saturday, November 9th
Conversations around the Coffee Pot, November 9th
Bayou Teche Dog Paddle scheduled for November 9th
ABP Public Meetings - All meetings will begin at 6:00 pm. The public is welcome to attend and provide comments on the regarding projects proposed for inclusion in the FY2015 Annual Basin Plan. Tuesday, November 12th in St. Mary Parish Wednesday, November 13th in St. Martin Parish Thursday, November 14th in Iberville Parsh
Attakapas Trade Days at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site November 13 from 9 am - 5 pm
Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting - 11/20/2013

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 11/7/2013

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: 15.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 13.5' by 11/11

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: 20.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 22.7' by 11/11

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 8.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 10.6' by 11/11

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 3.9'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 3.9' by 11/11

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: 6.42'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.6' by 11/11

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 4.27'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.2' by 11/11

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 3.77'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.2' by 11/11

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 3.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4' by 11/11

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.2' by 11/11

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.84'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 2.8' by 11/11

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.37'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.1' by 11/11
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.90'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.57'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.10'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 3.11'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.30'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.70'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 5.37'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 9.59'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 9.13'