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Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
NEWS AND EVENTS:
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Henderson Lake drawdown has begun! Check out this older article for more info: Lake Henderson drawdown planned to combat hydrilla
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News:
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| The Advertiser: Scouting the Basin: A lesson in ambition |
| Friends of the Atchafalaya: FOA makes recommendations to Mississippi River Commission |
| LDWF: L.D.W.F. Providing Public Dove Hunting Opportunities on Private Land Leases on Sept. 6 Opening Day |
| LDWF: Louisiana Shrimpers Encouraged to Report Asian Tiger Prawn Catches |
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| Save the Date: |
| Campfire Storytelling: Sept 5 and 19 at 8 pm, Lake Fausse Point State Park |
| Backyard Immersion, Sept 4-5 in Lafayette |
| False River Open Paddle Challenge, Sept 6, 3-mile paddle challenge at 9 a.m. ($25 registration fee) or a 10-mile paddle at 11 a.m. ($60 registration fee) |
| Howl at the Moon Evening Paddle in Lake Martin: Sept 8, 5:30 pm at Pack and Paddle |
| Bayou Theater: Sept 12 and 26, 8 pm at Lake Fausse Point State Park |
| Atchafalaya Basin Program Technical Advisory Group meeting, Sept. 18 at 9:30 am in the LDNR Griffon Room, Baton Rouge |
| Louisiana Hummingbird Festival, Sept 20 in Lafayette |
| Swamp Bound Guided Tour, Sept 20 at 11 am, Lake Fausse Point State Park |
| 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 V - 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 9/4/2014
ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 7.58'
Ohio 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: 17.9'
24 hour change +1.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE TO 21.2' by 9/8
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: 25.0'
24 hour change +0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 24.5' by 9/8
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 10.6
24 hour change +0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 10.4' by 9/8
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 4.0'
24 hour change 0.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.5' by 9/8
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 6.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.9' by 9/9
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 6.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.4' by 9/9
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 4.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.5' by 9/9
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.2' by 9/9
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 3.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.6' by 9/9
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.0' by 9/9
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.30'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.82'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 19.03'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 4.05'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.39'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.96'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 3.70'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 10.63'
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