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Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program
NEWS AND EVENTS:
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| St. Mary Now: Meetings Set on Bayou Teche Paddle Trail |
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| The Advertiser: Take a hike: Louisiana offers ample trails for exploration, relaxation |
| The Times-Picayune: Local public-land duck hunters still find one WMA hotter than others |
| LA Sportsman: Fall shrimp season set to close on Dec. 18, LDWF says |
| Teche Today: Biologist says Spanish Lake should be lowered to improve fishing |
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Save the Date
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Bayou Teche Paddle Trail Public Meetings
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| Tuesday, December 17th in Port Barre |
| Thursday, December 19th in Charenton |
| Wednesday, January 9th in New Iberia |
| Sunday, January 13th in St. Martinville |
| Winter Birding at Home & In The Field Seminar with Bill Fontenot, on December 19th |
| Prehistoric Mound Tour in Marksville, LA on December 28th |
| Bushman Craft Interactive Demonstrations in St. Martinville on December 28th |
| WMA handicapped hunters-only deer: December 28-29 & January 4-5, Buckhorn WMA (RESERVATIONS REQUIRED, CALL 318-343-4044). |
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Overnight Paddle Camping Trip to Lake Fausse Pointe State Park on January 4th
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Send in your Basin Pics!
Let us know if you have an upcoming event to promote the Basin!
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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 12/17/2013
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: 31.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 27.4' by 12/21
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: 27.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 35.4' by 12/21
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 12.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 18.9' by 12/21
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 3.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.0' by 12/21
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: 12.08'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 16.5' by 12/21
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 8.09'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 12.6' by 12/21
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 6.65'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 10.8' by 12/21
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 5.28'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.2' by 12/21
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.7' by 12/21
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 3.49'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.7' by 12/21
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.15'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.3' by 12/21
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.90'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.34'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 17.28'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 4.02'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 5.98'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.41'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 6.70'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 10.40'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 10.58'
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