Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS:

NEWS:  
The Daily Iberian: After Friday, you can buy federal duck stamps online

The Advertiser: Locals celebrate, reconnect with Attakapas heritage
Louisiana SportsmanA little game and fish potpourri
WBRZ: Outdoors Report: Alligator Harvesting

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

 Save the Date
Stand Up Paddleboarding at Lake Martin, July 30 at 4:30 pm
Petite Tour du Teche, Aug 2 
Laws and Customs of Native American Culture, Aug 8 at  Marksville State Historic Site
Howl at the Moon Lake Martin Paddle Trip, Aug 10 at 6 pm
National Day of the Acadians, Aug 15 in St. Martinville
Stand Up Paddleboarding 101, Aug 20 at 4:45 pm in Vermilionville
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
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
Tour du Teche IV - Oct. 3-5

Send in your Basin Pics!

Let us know if you have an upcoming event to promote the Basin!

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 7/29/2014

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: 22.2'
24 hour change +1.8
Forecast: expect to FALL to 19.3' by 8/03

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: 35.0'
24 hour change -0.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 30.6' by 8/03

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 19.7'
24 hour change -0.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 15.4' by 8/03

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 6.1'
24 hour change -0.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.4' by 8/03

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 11.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.6' by 8/03

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 9.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.3' by 8/03

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 7.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.8' by 8/03

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 4.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.9' by 8/03

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 4.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.7' by 8/03

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.5' by 8/03

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 10.37'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.61'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.35'

Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 6.00'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 8.09'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 3.77'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 6.69'

Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 12.61'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 10.55'

 

   
   
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