Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
NEWS AND EVENTS:
News:
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The Advocate: Macaluso: Fronts to alter all patterns |
USACE: 2014-2015 HUNTING GUIDE TO INDIAN BAYOU |
The Daily Iberian: Good weather draws big crowd to Franklin |
Louisiana Sportsman: How to choose the right jig |
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Atchafalaya Basin Program Public Meeting Schedule: |
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2014 - 6:00 pm Iberville Parish Council Chambers 58050 Meriam Street Plaquemine, Louisiana 70765
Thursday, Nov 6, 2014 - 6:00 pm St. Martin Parish City Hall 1007 Amy St. Henderson, Louisiana 70517
Thursday, Nov 13, 2014 - 6:00 pm St. Mary Parish Morgan City Auditorium 728 Myrtle Street Morgan City, Louisiana 70380
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Save the Date:
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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 |
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 |
Les Mains Guidées: Tatting, Nov. 11, 6:30-8:30 pm at 300 Fisher Road in Vermilionville |
Pine Needle Basketry, Nov 14,10 am - 2 pm at Marksville State Historic Site |
Kids' Night at the Swamp, Nov. 14 from 6-10 pm at Bluebonnet Swamp, 0503 North Oak Hills Parkway, Baton Rouge |
Bushcraft, Nov 15, 9-10 am at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
Spanish Festival Exhibit, Nov. 14-30 at the Bayou Teche Museum, 131 East Main Street, New Iberia |
Rendez Vous des Cajuns, live-audience radio show every Saturday in Nov at 6 pm, Liberty Center in Eunice |
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 10/30/2014
ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson Stage: 6.72'
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: 20.8' 24 hour change: -1.0' Forecast: expect to FALL to 19.0' by 11/4
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: 33.0' 24 hour change: -1.1' Forecast: expect to FALL to 28.7' by 11/4
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge Flood Stage: 35' Stage: 18.6' 24 hour change -1.1' Forecast: expect to FALL to 14.1' by 11/4
Mississippi River at New Orleans Flood Stage: 17' Stage: 6.0' 24 hour change: -0.2' Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.7' by 11/4
Atchafalaya River at Melville Flood Stage: 34' Stage: 11.1' Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.3' by 11/4
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs Flood Stage: 29' Stage: 9.8' Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.1' by 11/4
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose Flood Stage: 20' Stage: 7.2' Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.3' by 11/4
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW Flood Stage: 12' Stage: 4.5' Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.2' by 11/4
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point Flood Stage: 15' Stage: 5.0' Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.1' by 11/4
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City Flood Stage: 6' Stage: 2.7' Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.8' by 11/4
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel Stage: 10.06'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel Stage: 5.61'
Bayou Courtableau Stage: 18.35'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island Stage: 5.62' Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Stage: 7.13'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long Stage: 3.45'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut Stage: 12.50'
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