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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: 13 oak trees are spared |
| The Advocate: Macaluso: Trout still holding in deep holes |
| WBRZ: Firewood could have dangerous, deadly bug |
| The Advocate: Swamp fills with campers at holiday |
| LDWF Provides Video Tips for Safe Hunting |
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Save the Date:
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| LWF Commission Meeting, Dec. 4 at 9:30 am at the Wildlife and Fisheries Headquarters Building located at 2000 Quail Drive in Baton Rouge |
| 10th Annual Le Feu et L'Eau (Fire and Water) Rural Art Celebration, Dec 6 from 11 am to 11 pm |
| Moonlight Paddle in Manchac Swamp, Dec. 6 |
| Rendez-vous des Cajuns live-audience radio show, Dec. 6 from 6 - 7:30 pm at the Liberty Theater in Eunice |
| Southern Atchafalaya Eagle Paddle, Dec 6 in Morgan City, reservation required |
| Les Mains Guidées : Traditional Candle Making, Dec 9 from 6-8 pm at Vermilionville |
| Kids' Night Out at the Swamp, Dec 12 from 6-10 pm at Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center in Baton Rouge |
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| Holiday Events in Cajun Country: |
| Lighting of the Village, Dec 5 from 5 - 8:30 pm at Le Vieux Village in Opelousas |
| Christmas at Coteau, Dec 5-6 in Grand Coteau |
| Christmas parade, lamp-lighting ceremony in Franklin Dec. 6, 6-9:30 pm |
| The Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill 19th Annual Christmas Tree Festival Exhibit and Open House, Dec 9 from 5:30 - 7:30 at the Louisiana State Museum in Patterson at Kemper Williams Park |
| Eunice Community Concert Band and Choir Christmas Concert, Dec 11 and 12 at 7 pm at the Liberty Center for the Performing Arts in Eunice |
| French Creole Christmas Celebration, Dec 12 from 3 - 6 pm at Magnolia Mound Plantation in Baton Rouge |
| City of Patterson Christmas Boat Lighting Parade, Dec 13 at 6 pm starting at Cajun Jack and ending at Bridge Road in the Lower Atchafalaya |
| Rendez-vous des Cajuns live-audience radio show (Christmas edition), Dec. 13 from 6 - 7:30 pm at the Liberty Theater in Eunice |
| Delcambre Christmas Boat Parade, Dec 13 at 6 pm at the Delcambre Locks following a day of festivities |
| Old Time Christmas, Dec 13 from 10 am - 4 pm in Vermilionville |
| Festival of the Bonfires, Dec 12-14 in Lutcher |
| Victorian Christmas at Rip Van Winkle Gardens, Dec 1 - 31 in New Iberia |
| Christmas on the Cajun Coast, Dec. 1-31in Franklin, Patterson, Berwick and Morgan City |
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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 12/4/2014
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: 21.8'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 21.5' by 12/9
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: 23.5'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 25.7' by 12/9
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 10.6'
24 hour change +0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.8' by 12/9
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 3.2'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.3' by 12/9
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 5.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.7' by 12/9
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 4.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.8' by 12/9
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 3.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.4' by 12/9
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.8' by 12/9
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.7' by 12/9
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 1.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.4' by 12/9
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.69'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.02'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 16.83'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 3.31'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.35'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.20'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 9.95'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.27'
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