Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program

NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:

 

 

  

America's WETLAND Birding Trails
Field & Stream: The New GPS: Gobbler Positioning System
KATC: Despite Basin traffic, 2014 Crawfish Fest numbers projected to rival last year's
Fox8: Heart of Louisiana: Atchafalaya Basin Keeper 
LA Sportsman: Get all knotted up - with the uni-knot
Munchies: Learning How to Survive on the Cajun Swamp
Times Picayune: St. Tammany Parish Library screening historical documentary films by local filmmakers
The Advocate: Macaluso: Fishing forecast takes U-turn along with weather
 
Save the Date:
Spring Squirrel Season - May 3-25, private lands only
Cypress Island Preserve / Lake Martin Hiking Trip, May 9th
10th Annual Step Outside Day at Sherburne WMA on May 10th
Great Bayou Teche Dog Paddle, May 10th
A Louisianian's Grand Tour in the Belle Époque May 10th at the West Baton Rouge Museum 
A Louisianian's Grand Tour in the Belle Époque exhibit at Delphine Plantation from May 10 - July 20
Pack & Paddle: Howl at the Moon Evening Paddle at Lake Martin May 13th
Rice and Gravy Cookoff in Breaux Bridge on May 17th
Civil War Symposium - Commemorating the 150th Anniversary
of the Red River Campaign in Avoyelles Parish
on May 17th
Krotz Springs Sportsmen's Heritage Festival May 22-25
Memorial Weekend Blessing of the Boats at False River on May 25th
Pack & Paddle: Stand Up Paddleboarding 101 at Vermilionville May 28th
Healing Traditions in Acadiana at Vermilionville on May 31st
Creole Culture Day at Vermilionville on June 1st
Pack & Paddle: Stand Up Paddleboarding Trip at Lake Martin June 4th

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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 5/8/2014

ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS CRESTING AT MEMPHIS AND NEAR CREST AT TUNICA

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: 37.6'
24 hour change -0.9
Forecast: expect to FALL to 29.2' by 5/12

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: 40.9'
24 hour change +0.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 43.4' by 5/12
CREST/DATE 44.0' on 5/14 PM

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 25.2'
24 hour change +0.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 27.9' by 5/12
CREST/DATE 29.0' on 5/15 AM

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 8.6'
24 hour change +0.3
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.7' by 5/12

  

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: 21.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 22.8' by 5/12

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 15.54'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 17.2' by 5/12

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 13.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 15.0' by 5/12

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 10.52'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.3' by 5/12

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 6.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.3' by 5/12

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 6.91'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.2' by 5/12

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 3.96'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.1' by 5/12

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 11.77'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.76'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.46'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 7.83'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 9.76'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 5.07'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 6.95'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 14.39'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 10.97'

 

 

   
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