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Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
NEWS AND EVENTS:
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News:
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| LDWF: Louisiana Conservation Connection Now Available |
| The Columbus Dispatch: EPA: Officials must target algae triggers |
| Tri-Parish Times: Nature enthusiasts flock to Eagle Expo |
| Dig BR: Teal Time |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Alligator Tales: Stories from Louisiana's alligator-filled past |
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| Save the Date: |
| Moonlight Hike: Sept 9 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 9/9/2014
ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 6.97'
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: 21.1'
24 hour change 0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 19.0' by 9/14
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: 23.6'
24 hour change -0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 25.4' by 9/14
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 9.8
24 hour change -0.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.3' by 9/14
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 3.2'
24 hour change -0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.8' by 9/14
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: 9.3
Forescast: expect to RISE to 10' by 9/14
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 5.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.7' by 9/14
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 5.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.5' by 9/14
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 4.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.2' by 9/14
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.3'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 3.3' through 9/14
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 3.2'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 3.2' through 9/14
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.6' through 9/14
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.14'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.54'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.46'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 3.61'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.24'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.71'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 3.04'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 10.10'
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