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Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
NEWS AND EVENTS:
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| LDWF: Six Month Requirement for New Louisiana Residents Needing Recreational Hunting and Fishing Licenses Effective Aug. 1 |
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| Louisiana Sportsman: Join a Kayak Fishing club |
| Times-Picayune: Two-day QDMA seminar will get Louisiana hunters ready for deer season |
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LDNR to host meetings:
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
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| Save the Date |
Louisiana Outdoor Expo, July 25 - 27 at the Cajundome & Convention Center, Lafayette
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| French Fridays at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site on July 11th, 18th and 25th |
| Attakapa Opelousas Prairie Tribe Festival, July 26, 10 am |
| Paddle at Two O'clock Bayou, July 26, 3 pm, Pack & Paddle |
| Stand Up Paddleboarding at Lake Martin, July 30 |
| Online Kayak Fishing Tournament: March 1 to October 15 |
| Carving Their Niche: The Bowie Family in Louisiana, through Aug 31 at the West Baton Rouge Museum, Port Allen |
| Evangeline, the Movie July 1st-31st, 2014 daily showing Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site at 1:30 pm |
| Kayak Sale at Pack & Paddle |
| Quality Deer Management Association Seminar (registration required)- Aug. 7 & 9 from 6-9 pm, Gonzales |
| 5th Annual Promenade d'art de Franklin, Aug 23 |
| Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival - August 28 - Sept 1 |
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Send in your Basin Pics!
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 7/24/2014
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: 24.9'
24 hour change -1.8
Forecast: expect to FALL to 20.0' by 7/29
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: 37.9'
24 hour change -0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 35.8' by 7/29
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 22.6'
24 hour change +0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 20.6' by 7/29
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 7.1'
24 hour change +0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.6' by 7/29
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 13.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 11.7' by 7/29
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 11.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 10.2' by 7/29
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 8.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.5' by 7/29
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 5.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.5' by 7/29
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 5.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.2' by 7/29
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 3.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.0' by 7/29
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 10.63'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.44'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.53'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 6.55'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 8.49'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 4.05'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 7.11'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 13.28'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 10.97'
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