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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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| Atchafalaya SwampBase: Now is the time to register for a 2016 High Adventure Trek |
| The Advocate: Baton Rouge's Steve Lessard wins Hobie Fishing World Championship |
The Advertiser: Scottish ordered to kill, but not eat, crawfish
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| The Advocate: Macaluso: Rain, rising rivers make weekend iffy |
| NolaVie: An Unwrapped Gift |
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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! |
| 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 |
| Atchafalaya Month Celebration, Oct 4-31 at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| 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 |
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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 10/14/2014
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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