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Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
NEWS AND EVENTS:
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| Teche Today: Henderson Lake going down until November |
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| St. Mary Now: Cajun Coast celebrates grand opening |
| The Advocate: Some call for state bear hunting season as numbers increase |
| The Daily Iberian: Waterfowl hunting dates set by LWFC |
| LA Sportsman: Hooked on quack: Mexican squealer gets stuck, dies in tree |
| The Advertiser: Mile High visitor stirred by Acadiana's open arms and overflowing plates |
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| Save the Date |
| Friends of the Atchafalaya monthly meeting: Aug 26 at 6:30 pm |
| Cinema Francaise at 7:00 pm in Arnaudville on August 27th |
| Carving Their Niche: The Bowie Family in Louisiana, through Aug 31 at the West Baton Rouge Museum, Port Allen |
| Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival - August 28 - Sept 1 |
| 32nd Annual Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival, Opelousas on August 29th |
| 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 |
| Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Meeting, Sept. 4 |
| Backyard Immersion, Sept 4-5 in Lafayette |
| Atchafalaya Basin Program Technical Advisory Group meeting, Sept. 17 at 9:30 am in the LDNR Griffon Room, Baton Rouge |
| LDWF's Louisiana Trappers Workshop, Sept. 20th |
| 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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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 8/26/2014
ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.11'
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: 21.0'
24 hour change +1.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.2' by 8/30
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: 22.8'
24 hour change +0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 23.5' by 8/30
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 9.0'
24 hour change +0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.6' by 8/30
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 2.8'
24 hour change +0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.1' by 8/30
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: 8.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.9' by 8/30
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 5.21'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.6' by 8/30
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 4.53'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.7' by 8/30
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 3.61'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.7' by 8/30
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.6'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 2.6' by 8/30
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.7'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 2.7' by 8/30
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.65'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.9' by 8/30
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.41'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.20'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.17'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 3.25'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.23'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.05'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 4.23'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 9.58'
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