Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:  
DNR Atchafalaya Basin Program announces new primitive camp sites and photo contest

  

 Progress Photos at the Bayou Sorrell Boat Launch

KATC: Bayou Amy boat launch officially opened
LDWF: Experts search for cold-tolerant weevils
The New Orleans Advocate: Catfish fun to catch and eat
LA Sportsman: New rules for Louisiana's Natural and Scenic Rivers System now in effect
NWI: 'Swamp People' meet the Snow People
Science Direct: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Levee crest elevation profiles derived from airborne lidar-based high resolution digital elevation models in south Louisiana
LDWF: 2014 ALAS State Tournament Attracts Record Number of Competitors
The Times Picayune: Louisiana deer harvest up 10 percent over last season
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Soaking up Cajun culture
Bug Guide - Identification, Images, & Information For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin For the United States & Canada
 
 Save the Date
Friends of Atchafalaya (FOA) Board meeting is planned for 6:30 pm on Tuesday, March 25 at the LA Wildlife Federation Office. Contact FOA at foa@basinbuddies.org
Atchafalaya Trace Commission will meet Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 10:00 AM at Capitol Park Welcome Center
Open Fire Cooking - March 29th in St. Martinville
An evening with Jennifer Pharr Davis - 2012 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year - March 29th
Top of the Teche is set for April 5th 
Louisiana wooden boat show coming April 11-13

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 3/25/2014

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: 25.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 21.7' by 3/29

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: 36.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 36.3' by 3/29

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 22.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 21.8' by 3/29

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 7.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.9' by 3/29

    

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: 18.31'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 18.6' by 3/29

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 13.43'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.7' by 3/29

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 11.87'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 12' by 3/29

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 8.99'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.1' by 3/29

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 5.5'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 5.5' by 3/29

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 5.82'
Forecast: expect to FALL at 5.6' by 3/29

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 2.93'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.6' by 3/29
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 11.04'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.43'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.47'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 6.92'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 8.89'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 4.18'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 7.06'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 13.27'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 11.01'

 

   
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