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Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
NEWS AND EVENTS:
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| Louisiana Sportsman: New Iberia outdoorsman creates app to improve hunter safety |
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| Fox44: St. Martin Parish using new GPS technology along Atchafalaya Basin |
| The Advocate: Macaluso: Rivers fall, action up in Spillway |
| LDWF: All Target Ranges on Sherburne Wildlife Management Area Now Open |
| The Daily Iberian: Use trash bins at landing |
| LDWF: Aug. 12-14 Public Meetings to Provide Update on Black Bear Research |
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| Save the Date |
| 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 |
| Public Meeting on Black Bear Research: Aug 12-14 in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Ferriday, and Tallulah |
| Louisiana Wildlife Federation Convention: August 15-16, West Monroe |
| 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 |
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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 8/7/2014
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: 15.7'
24 hour change +0.8
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 15.7' through 8/12
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: 28.7'
24 hour change -0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 24.9' by 8/12
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 13.6'
24 hour change -0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 10.2' by 8/12
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 4.2'
24 hour change -0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.1' by 8/12
Atchafalaya River, just south of ORCS, at Simmesport
Reading: The combined latitudinal flows of the Red, Black, Ouachita, and ORCS flow from the Mississippi
Flood Stage: 47'
Stage: not available
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 6.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.8' by 8/12
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 6.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.5' by 8/12
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 5.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.1' by 8/09
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.3' by 8/12
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 3.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.4' by 8/12
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.5' by 8/12
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.76'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.08'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.35'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 4.67'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 7.51'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 7.30'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 6.22'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 10.88'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 10.05'
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