Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:  
St. Mary Now: Photos Needed for New Welcome Center

 

Houma Today: Calendar features those that love Louisiana
Houma Today: State invites comment on nutrient management
Teche Today: New Closure Hours for Pontoon Bridge
The Advocate: Archaeologists search Bayou Teche for early Acadian roots
The Advertiser: Five great books about Acadiana
LA Sportsman: Horses for conservation law enforcement
 

Save the Date 

Bayou Teche Paddle Trail Public Meetings

Wednesday, January 9th in New Iberia
Sunday, January 13th in St. Martinville
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).

Overnight Paddle Camping Trip to Lake Fausse Pointe State Park on January 4th

LA Wildlife & Fisheries Commission Meeting on January 9th

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 12/26/2013

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: 36.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 38.2' by 12/30

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: 37.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 39.5' by 12/30

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 22.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 24.0' by 12/30

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 6.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.0' by 12/30

 

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: 20.56'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.9' by 12/30

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 15.13'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 16.3' by 12/30

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 12.94'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.0' by 12/30

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 9.61'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 10.3' by 12/30

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 5.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.6' by 12/30

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 5.86'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.1' by 12/30

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.74'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.9' by 12/30
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 10.14'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.17'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.08'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 6.45'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 7.55'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 3.42'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 6.32'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 13.41'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 10.16'

 

   
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