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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 Daily Iberian: Tribe's heartbeat: At Chitimacha Pow Wow, drum sounds for all to hear |
| LDWF: Map Available With Louisiana Estimated Deer Breeding Periods |
| Country Roads: Here, Piggy Piggy: Hog heaven needs some thinning |
| SLU: Southeastern Channel student documentary wins international awards |
| Atchafalaya SwampBase: Now is the time to register for a 2016 High Adventure Trek |
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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 |
| 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 |
| Birds and Breakfast Hike, Oct 25 and 26, 8 am at Lake Fausse Point State Park |
| 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 |
| Atchafalaya Basin Sweep, Nov 1 from 8 am to 12 pm |
| Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting, Nov 5 at 10 am, Capitol Park Welcome Center, Baton Rouge |
| L'Ordre du Bon Temps, Nov. 6 at Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville |
| Cracklin Festival, Nov 6-9 in Port Barre |
| Fiber Festival, Nov 7-8 from 10 am to 4 pm, Bayou Plaquemine Waterfront Park Main Pavilion, |
| Atchafalaya Basin Festival, Nov 8 at Henry Guidry Memorial Park in Henderson |
Native American Cultural Day, Nov 8 from 9 am to 4 pm
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| Jeanerette Live! Festival, Nov 9 from 10 am to 10 pm in Jeanerette |
| Rendez Vous des Cajuns, live-audience radio show every Saturday in Nov at 6 pm, Liberty Center in Eunice |
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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 10/21/2014
ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.
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: 33.0'
24 hour change: -1.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 23.6' by 10/26
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: 31.7'
24 hour change: +0.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 37.1' by 10/26
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 16.2'
24 hour change +0.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.5' by 10/26
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 4.8'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.4' by 10/26
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 9.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.6' by 10/25
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 8.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 12.5' by 10/25
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 6.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.0' by 10/25
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 4.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.6' by 10/25
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 4.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.5' by 10/21
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.5' by 10/21
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.58'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.31'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.19'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 4.96'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.17'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.99'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: NOT AVAILABLE
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 11.78'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 6.29
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