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Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
NEWS AND EVENTS:
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| The Times-Picayune: Why do so many Louisiana natives stay or return to the state? |
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| KATC: Coast Guard enforcing Shrimp and Petroleum Festival safety zone |
| Louisiana Wildlife Federation: LWF Photo Contest Winners Announced |
| The Advocate: Macaluso: Heat is on; keep an eye on tropics |
| Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism: Request for Proposals |
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| Save the Date |
| Wetlands Youth Summit, Aug 22-23, Houma |
| Friends of the Atchafalaya monthly meeting: Aug 26 at 6:30 pm |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| La Table Française, Aug 30, 2-5 pm, NUNU Art and Culture Collective, Arnaudville |
| 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 |
| Swamp Life Expo, Oct. 4 in Grosse Tete |
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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 8/21/2014
ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 9.53'
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: 18.8'
24 hour change +1.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 19.0' by 8/25
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: 22.6'
24 hour change -0.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 23.0' by 8/25
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 8.8'
24 hour change -0.5'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 8.8' by 8/25
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 3.0'
24 hour change -0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.7' by 8/25
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'
DATA UNAVAILABLE
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 5.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.4' by 8/25
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 4.34'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.6' by 8/25
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 3.69'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.8' by 8/25
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.6'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 2.6' by 8/25
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.99'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.9' by 8/25
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.61'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.1' by 8/25
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.61'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.30'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.24'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 3.31'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.24'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.36'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 5.71'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 9.67'
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