Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
NEWS AND EVENTS:
News:
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Louisiana Sportsman: Louisiana's deer population strong heading into 2014-15 season, biologist says |
KATC: Wildlife will be out in full force as Henderson Lake lowers |
The Advocate: Bass awaken with cooler temps
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Louisiana Sportsman: Mid-season dove tactics |
Plaquemine Post South: Seen on Scene: Evangeline Water Ceremony |
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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 |
False River Fishing Tournaments: Tuesdays from 6 to 9 pm at the Morrison Parkway Boat Dock. |
Les Mains Guidées: La Toussaint Wax Flowers, Oct. 14 6 pm-8 pm, Vermilionville |
Stone Energy's fourth annual gumbo cook-off, Oct 16 from 4-8 pm at Cajun Field in Lafayette |
Swamp Bound Canoe Tour, Oct 17 at 11am, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville |
Music Around the Fire, Oct 17 at 8 pm, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville |
Harvest Festival on False River, Oct 17-19, New Roads |
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 |
Indian Bayou Birding Day Hike, Oct 19, Pack & Paddle, 7am |
Blackpot Camp, Oct 19-24 in Eunice |
Cajun Music History Talk and Demonstration, Oct 22 from 6-8 pm at the Jeanerette Bicentennial Museum |
5 Great Paddle Trips in the Atchafalaya Seminar, Oct. 23 at 6 pm, Pack & Paddle in Lafayette (FREE) |
Flowers that Heal, Oct 23 at 7 pm, Burden Center & Gardens, Baton Rouge |
Blackpot Festival and Cook-Off, Oct 24 and 25 at the Acadian Village in Lafayette |
Prehistoric Mounds Tour, Oct 25 at Marksville State Historic Site |
Franklin Harvest Moon Festival, Oct 25 in Franklin |
Sweet Dough Pie Festival, Oct 25 in Grand Coteau |
Feast on the Levee, Oct 26 from 11 am to 7 pm, 402 South Kirkland Drive, Brusly |
Atchafalaya Basin Program Research and Promotion Board meeting, Oct 29 at 9:30 am at DNR, Baton Rouge |
Noises in the Night Evening Hike, Oct 30, 6:30-7:30 pm at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site |
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 10/14/2014
ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson Stage: 6.00
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: 24.6' 24 hour change: +0.5' Forecast: expect to RISE to 33.7' by 10/19
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: 25.7' 24 hour change: +1.9' Forecast: expect to RISE to 30.0 by 10/19
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge Flood Stage: 35' Stage: 11.0' 24 hour change +1.3' Forecast: expect to RISE to 15.9' by 10/19
Mississippi River at New Orleans Flood Stage: 17' Stage: 3.7' 24 hour change: +0.1' Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.3' by 10/19
Atchafalaya River at Melville Flood Stage: 34' Stage: 7.6' Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.1' by 10/19
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs Flood Stage: 29' Stage: 6.5' Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.1' by 10/19
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose Flood Stage: 20' Stage: 4.9 Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.4' by 10/19 Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW Flood Stage: 12' Stage: 3.4' Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.9' by 10/19
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point Flood Stage: 15' Stage: 3.6' Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.5' by 10/19
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City Flood Stage: 6' Stage: 2.2 Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.8' by 10/13
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel Stage: 9.25'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel Stage: 5.88'
Bayou Courtableau Stage: 18.73'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island Stage: 3.97' Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Stage: 6.20'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long Stage: 2.94'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose Stage: 2.57'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut Stage: 10.65'
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