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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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| LA Ag & Forestry: Emerald Ash Borer Detected in Louisiana |
| The Advocate: Quail getting harder to find in Louisiana and South |
| Times-Picayune:Video: A much better way to capture feral hogs |
Louisiana Sportsman: Louisiana Sportsman Show offers fun for the whole family
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| Country Roads: The Ancient Oyster: Getting to know the business end of our favorite bivalve |
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Save the Date:
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| Friends of the Atchafalaya monthly meeting, Feb 24 at 7 pm at the Audobon Office in Baton Rouge |
| Eagle Expo, includes boat tours into various waterways to view eagle's nests, and much more, Feb 26 - 28 in Morgan City |
| Kayak Fishing Workshop, Feb 28 from 8:30 am to 11 am at Wampold Park Beach in Baton Rouge (registration required) |
| Southern Atchafalaya Eagle Paddle, Feb 28 at 9am at Pack & Paddle |
| Bayou Vermilion Novice Canoe/Kayak Lesson & Guided Paddle Trip, Feb 28 from 8:30 - 1:30 am at Vermilionville in Lafayette |
| Rendez Vous des Cajuns, live radio show, Saturdays in Feb at 6 pm at the Liberty Center in Eunice |
| Sinker Cypress Pirogue Auction to benefit Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, through March 1 |
| Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting, March 4 at 10 am at the Capitol Park Welcome Center in Baton Rouge |
| Online Tree Sale, through March 9 at batonrougegreen.com |
| Manchac: In the Wake of North Pass, a visual art exhibit that explores the destructive beauty and complex role of invasive aquatic plants upon the fragile ecology of Louisiana's bayous, Jan 10 through March 15 at LASM in Baton Rouge |
| Louisiana Sportsman Show: March 12-15 at Lamar-Dixon in Gonzales |
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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 2/24/2015
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: 24.6'
24 hour change: +2.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 25.7' by 3/01
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: 25.6'
24 hour change: +0.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 27.0' by 3/01
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 11.9'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.4' by 3/01
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 3.0'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.4' by 3/01
Atchafalaya River, just south of ORCS, at Simmesport
Reading: The combined latitudinal flows of the Red, Black, Ouachita, and ORCS flow from the Mississippi
Flood Stage: 47'
Stage: 11.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 12.3' by 3/01
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 7.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.1' by 3/01
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 6.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.2' by 3/01
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 4.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.1' by 3/01
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.2' by 3/01
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.5' by 3/01
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 1.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 1.4' by 3/01
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.99'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.49'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 17.69'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 3.84'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.35'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.36'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
Stage: 10.51'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 10.10'
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