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 6/12/2014

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: 31.8'
24 hour change +0.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 33.5' by 6/16

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: 37.6'
24 hour change +0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 42.5' by 6/16

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 21.6'
24 hour change -0.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 25.9' by 6/16

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 7.3'
24 hour change 0.00'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.5' by 6/16

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 6.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.9' by 6/16

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 6.03'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.4' by 6/16

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 3.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.6' by 6/16

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 12.06'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.29'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 20.00'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 8.41'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 10.33'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 5.37'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 8.75'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 14.94'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 12.87'