Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
NEWS AND EVENTS:
NEWS: |
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Louisiana Sportsman: Gonzales angler catches 8-pound-plus Basin lunker |
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CBS This Morning: Louisiana crawfish tradition becomes global phenomenon |
The Daily Iberian: Anthropology group looking for Cajun settlers' gravesite |
Country Roads: Fireflies in Summer |
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4th of July Events: |
14th Annual July 4th Hometown Celebration, July 4, 9 am - 9 pm, Bayou Plaquemine Waterfront Park. |
4th of July Parade, New Iberia, 6 pm - 8 pm, Historic Downtown New Iberia/Bouligny Plaza |
Lake End Park Fair, Morgan City, Friday 5 - 9 pm and Sat & Sun, 3 - 9 pm |
Krotz Springs 4th of July Celebration, Nall Park, 5:30 pm |
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Save the Date |
Online Kayak Fishing Tournament: March 1 to October 15 |
Kayak Sale at Pack & Paddle |
LDWF Summer Day Camp for kids 12-16 years old. July 21 - 25 at the Waddill Outdoor Education Center, 4142 N. Flannery Rd. in Baton Rouge (registration required) |
Evangeline, the Movie July 1st-31st, 2014 daily showing Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site at 1:30 pm |
Howl at the Moon Evening Paddle at Lake Martin, Pack & Paddle, Friday July 11th |
Bayou Grand Gueule Afternoon Paddle: July 12, Pack & Paddle, 2 pm |
Students, age 10 and up, can keep their Francophone skills sharp during this immersive program by participating in a number of activities, all the while speaking only in French. Activities will include animal care, woodworking, gardening, and many other tasks of daily life on an early Acadian or Creole homestead. French Fridays at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site on July 11th, 18th and 25th |
Pine Needle Basketry at Marksville State Historic Site on July 11th |
Bayou Grand Gueule Afternoon Paddle, Pack & Paddle, Saturday July 12th |
Les Mains Guidées : Edible Wild Plants on July 12th at Vermilionville |
Bayou Teche Children's Camp, July 14-18 |
2014 Wood Stork & Wading Bird Event at South Farm - Sherburne WMA on July 19th |
Friends of the Atchafalaya Monthly Meeting - July 22 at 6:30 pm, Audubon Office, 6160 Perkins Rd., Baton Rouge |
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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 7/3/2014
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: 31.7' 24 hour change -0.2 Forecast: expect to FALL to 29.7' by 7/8
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: 36.7' 24 hour change +0.5' Forecast: expect to RISE to 39.2' by 7/8
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge Flood Stage: 35' Stage: 20.6' 24 hour change -0.2' Forecast: expect to RISE to 23.0' by 7/8
Mississippi River at New Orleans Flood Stage: 17' Stage: 6.4' 24 hour change 0.0' Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.8' by 7/8
Atchafalaya River at Melville Flood Stage: 34' Stage: 11.6' Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.4' by 7/8
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs Flood Stage: 29' Stage: 9.93' Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.5' by 7/8
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose Flood Stage: 20' Stage: 7.64' Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.6' by 7/8 Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW Flood Stage: 12' Stage: 5.2' Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.4' by 7/8
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point Flood Stage: 15' Stage: 5.16' Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.3' by 7/8
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City Flood Stage: 6' Stage: 3.11' Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.9' by 7/8
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel Stage: 10.87'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel Stage: 8.43'
Bayou Courtableau Stage: 18.72'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island Stage: 6.34' Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Stage: 8.52'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long Stage: 4.30'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose Stage: 8.39'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut Stage: 12.48'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson Stage: 12.40'
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