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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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| KATC: Basin primitive campers encouraged to snap photos of the scenery |
| The Advocate: Video: "The Advocate On the Outside: Atchafalaya Fishing Report" |
| LDWF: California to Continue Sales of Alligator and Crocodilian Products |
| Louisiana Sportsman: National Hunting and Fishing Day celebrations set for this weekend |
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| Save the Date: |
| Primitive Camping in the Atchafalaya Basin: Send in your camping photos to atchafalaya@la.gov and win a free souvenir hat! |
| "Clean Out Your Freezer Day" to benefit the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, Sept. 28 from 1 to 4 pm, multiple locations. |
| Bayou Theater: Sept 26, 8 pm at Lake Fausse Point State Park |
| Early Morning Paddle at Lake Martin, Sept. 20, Pack & Paddle, 7 am |
| 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 |
| Family Fish Fest, Sept. 27 at 9 am, Waddil Outdoor Education Center, Baton Rouge |
| Sugar Cane to Cane Sugar, Sept. 23-27 at 1:30 pm, Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site, St. Martinville |
| Public Meeting on Morganza Control Structure Management Changes, Sept. 23 at 6:30 pm, 301 W. Port St., St. Martinville |
| Atchafalaya Basin Program Research and Promotion Board meeting, Sept. 24 at 9:30 am in the LDNR Griffon Room, Baton Rouge |
| Public Meeting on Morganza Control Structure Management Changes, Sept. 30 at 6:30 pm, 728 Myrtle St., Morgan City |
| Public Meeting on Morganza Control Structure Management Changes, Oct. 2 at 6:30 pm, 702 River Road, Baton Rouge |
| Moonlight Hike, Oct. 3 at Lake Fausse Point State Park, 8 pm |
| Atchafalaya Month Celebration, Oct 4-31 at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Tour du Teche V - Oct. 3-5 |
| Swamp Life Expo, Oct. 4 in Grosse Tete |
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Send in your Basin Pics!
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 9/25/2014
ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 6.08'
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: 21.4'
24 hour change -0.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 17.3' by 9/30
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: 30.4'
24 hour change -0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 27.6' by 9/30
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 15.3'
24 hour change 0.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 13.0' by 9/30
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 5.1'
24 hour change 0.3'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 5.1' through 9/30
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: 13.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 11.1 by 9/30
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 9.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.1' by 9/30
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 8.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.6' by 9/30
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 6.1
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.3' by 9/30
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.6' by 9/30
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 4.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.1' by 9/30
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.7' by 9/30
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.44'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.87'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.51'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 4.73'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.19'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.95'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 2.55'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 11.47'
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