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Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
NEWS AND EVENTS:
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| LDWF: Commission Sets Tentative 2014-2015 Migratory Waterfowl Season Dates |
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| Daily Comet: Terrebonne pitching versions of billion-dollar sediment project |
| LDWF: Women Perfect Fishing Skills at Tag Louisiana Workshops |
| Louisiana Sportsman: LDWF now accepting applications for WMA lottery hunts |
| LDWF: Hunter Education Reminder |
| LDWF: Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Sets Fall Shrimp Season |
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| Save the Date |
| 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 |
| Kayaking 101 - Basic Skills for Flatwater Kayaking, Aug 21 at Lake Martin |
| 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 |
| Urban Beekeeping for Beginners, Aug 30 at 10 am, Lafayette Farmers and Artisans Market |
| Atchafalaya Basin Program Technical Advisory Group meeting, Sept. 17 at 9:30 am in the LDNR Griffon Room, Baton Rouge |
| Atchafalaya Basin Program Research and Promotion Board meeting, Sept. 24 at 9:30 am in the LDNR Griffon Room, Baton Rouge |
| Tour du Teche IV - Oct. 3-5 |
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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 8/12/2014
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: 16.6'
24 hour change -0.2
Forecast: expect to RISE TO 17.5' by 8/17
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: 24.8'
24 hour change -0.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 25.5' by 8/17
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 10.8'
24 hour change -0.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.1' by 8/17
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 3.4'
24 hour change -0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.2' by 8/17
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 5.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.8' by 8/17
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 5.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.0' by 8/17
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 4.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.8' by 8/17
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.9' by 8/17
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 3.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.8' by 8/17
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.1' by 8/17
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.10'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.36'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.75'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 4.01'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.85'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.65'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 5.93'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 9.99'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 9.74'
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