Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

NEWS AND EVENTS:

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 11/12/2013

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: 15.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 13.0' by 11/16

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: 20.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 22.4' by 11/16

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 7.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.7' by 11/16

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 2.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.6' by 11/16

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: 7.51'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.8' by 11/16

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 4.72'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.2' by 11/16

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 4.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.5' by 11/16

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 3.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.6' by 11/16

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.4' by 11/16

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.47'
Forecast: expect to RISE at 3.1' by 11/16

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 1.96'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.6' by 11/16
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.35'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.03'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.41'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 3.09'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.27'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.09'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 5.23'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 9.39'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 9.01'