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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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| The Advocate: Changes pending on operating Morganza floodway structure |
| DIGBR: Camping, Primitive Style |
| Teche Today: Atchafalaya Boat Landing Closed |
| Daily World: Catfish Festival returns to Melville this week |
| LDWF: LWFC Takes Action to Establish the Catch and Cook Program and Permit |
St. Mary Now: Net-making is a lifetime trade for Amelia man
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| Save the Date: |
| Primitive Camping in the Atchafalaya Basin: Throughout October. Send in your camping photos to atchafalaya@la.gov and win a free souvenir hat! |
| Atchafalaya Month Celebration, Oct 4-31 at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Righteous Fur Fashion Show & Wetlands Benefit Auction, Oct. 7 at 6 pm at 140 Arlington Drive in Lafayette |
| False River Fishing Tournaments: Tuesdays from 6 to 9 pm at the Morrison Parkway Boat Dock. |
| Lunchtime Lagniappe: The Acadian Deportation, Oct. 8 from 12 to 1 pm at Capitol Park Museum in Baton Rouge |
| 12th Annual Catfish Festival, Oct. 9-11, Melville Civic Center |
| 40th Anniversary Festivals Acadiens et Creoles, Oct. 10 -12, Girard Park, Lafayette |
| International Acadian Festival - Presentation of Evangeline - Water Ceremony - Oct. 11 at Bayou Plaquemine Waterfront Park, 5-7 pm |
| World Championship Gumbo Cookoff, Oct. 11-12, New Iberia |
| Wooden Boat Festival, Oct. 11 - 12, Madisonville |
| Les Mains Guidées: La Toussaint Wax Flowers, Oct. 14 6 pm-8 pm, Vermilionville |
| Bushman Crafts: Oct. 18, 9-10 am at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Cattle Drives in Louisiana, Oct. 18, 10 am at the Bluebonnet Library in Baton Rouge |
TECHE Project's Third Annual Shake Your Trail Feather Festival, Oct. 18 noon to 6 pm at Parc des Ponts (Bridge Park) in Breaux Bridge
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| Bayou Vermilion Festival & Boat Parade, Oct. 19 from 10 am to 4 pm in Vermilionville |
| 5 Great Paddle Trips in the Atchafalaya Seminar, Oct. 23 at 6 pm, Pack & Paddle in Lafayette (FREE) |
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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 10/7/2014
ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 6.01
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: 24.3'
24 hour change +1.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 20.4' by 10/12
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: 22.3'
24 hour change -0.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 21.7 by 10/12
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 8.9'
24 hour change -0.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.3' by 10/12
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 2.9'
24 hour change -0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.1' by 10/12
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 5.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.8' by 10/12
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 4.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.0' by 10/12
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 4.0
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.2' by 10/12
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.2'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 3.2' by 10/12
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 3.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.3' by 10/12
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.1
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.4' by 10/12
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.11'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.81'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.12'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 3.56'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.23'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.76'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 2.58'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 10.07'
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