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Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
NEWS AND EVENTS:
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| Post South: Duck hunting dates proposed by LDWF |
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| Times-Picayune: eCards put Louisiana's marshes on GPS screens |
| Plaquemine Post South: LWFC seeks to establish aerial feral hog control |
| LDWF: Saltwater Fishing License Increase |
| Houma Today: New campaign intended to drum up support for bayou work |
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| Save the Date |
| Kayaking 101 - Basic Skills for Flatwater Kayaking, July 17 at 5 pm, Lake Martin |
| French Fridays at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site on July 11th, 18th and 25th |
| 2014 Wood Stork & Wading Bird Event at South Farm - Sherburne WMA on July 19th |
| Bushman Crafts, July 19, 9-10 am at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Friends of the Atchafalaya Monthly Meeting - with special guest Bryan Piazza, Director, Freshwater and Marine Science, The Nature Conservancy, Louisiana, and author of the recent book, The Atchafalaya River Basin: History and Ecology of an American Wetland July 22 at 6:30 pm, Audubon Office, 6160 Perkins Rd., Baton Rouge |
| Attakapa Opelousas Prairie Tribe Festival, July 26, 10 am |
| Paddle at Two O'clock Bayou, July 26, 3 pm, Pack & Paddle |
| Online Kayak Fishing Tournament: March 1 to October 15 |
| Evangeline, the Movie July 1st-31st, 2014 daily showing Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site at 1:30 pm |
| Kayak Sale at Pack & Paddle |
| Atchafalaya Basin Program Technical Advisory Group Meeting, Wednesday, July 30 at 9:30 am, LDNR Griffon Rm. 617 N. 3rd St., Baton Rouge |
| Atchafalaya Basin Program Research and Promotion Board Meeting, Thursday, July 31 at 9:30 am, LDNR Griffon Rm. 617 N. 3rd St., Baton Rouge |
| 5th Annual Promenade d'art de Franklin, Aug 23 |
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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 7/17/2014
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: 30.5'
24 hour change -0.2
Forecast: expect to FALL to 27.3' by 7/22
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: 36.2'
24 hour change -0.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 37.9' by 7/22
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 21.2'
24 hour change -0.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.4' by 7/22
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 6.6'
24 hour change 0.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.5' by 7/22
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 12.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.6' by 7/21
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 10.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.2' by 7/21
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 8.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.3' by 7/21
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 5'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 5' through 7/21
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 5.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.3' by 7/21
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 3.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.8' by 7/21
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 10.40'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.25'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.24'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 6.32'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 8.30'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 3.93'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 6.81'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 12.99'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 10.69'
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