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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 Advocate: Macaluso: Pecan tree buds omen for bluegill |
| LDWF: Teachers Can Register Now for WETSHOP 2015 |
| Bayou Woman: Crawfish Etouffee |
| Plaquemine Post South: Historical facts about Iberville Parish you may have never known |
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Save the Date:
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| Acadian Memorial Heritage Festival and Wooden Boat Congrès, March 21 from 10am - 4pm in St. Martinville |
| Sunrise Paddle at Lake Martin, March 22 at 6:30 am at Lake Martin in Breaux Bridge |
| Festival of Live Oaks, March 26 from 9 am-5 pm in New Iberia City Park |
| Kayaking 101 - Basic Skills for Flat-water Kayaking Course, March 26. Meet at Lake Martin at 4:45 p.m. Class begins at 5 p.m. Registration is required. Contact Pack & Paddle to reserve. |
| Becoming an Outdoors Woman Program - Weekend Workshop, March 25 - 27 at the Camp Grant Walker 4-H Center, in Polluck, LA |
| Attakapas: the Story of the Cajun People, March 26 and 27. A dynamic, immersive multi-media concert performance that incorporates visual projection and live music to tell the story of the Cajun people of Louisiana. 7:30 pm both nights at 101 West Vermilion Street in Lafayette |
| Acadiana Dragon Boat Festival, March 28 from 8 am to 6 pm at 102 Main Street in New Iberia |
| Bushcraft Demonstrations, March 28 from 9 am to 10 am at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Bayou Vermilion Novice Canoe/Kayak Lesson & Guided Paddle Trip, March 28 from 8:30 to 11:30 am at Vermilionville in Lafayette |
| Swamp Maple Paddle at Grand Gueule, March 28. Meet at Pack & Paddle in Lafayette at 9 am. |
| Chalmette's Crawfish Festival, March 26 - 29 at the Sigur Cultural Center, 8245 West Judge Perez Drive in Chalmette |
| World Championship Crawfish Etouffée Cook-Off, March 28 - 29 from 10 am-6 pm at the Northwest Community Center Pavilion, 501 Samuel Drive in Eunice |
| Alligators: Dragons in Paradise, a traveling exhibit from the Museum of Florida History TREX program. March 7 through June 6 at the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge |
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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 3/20/2015
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: 48.5'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 47.4' by 3/25, currently CRESTING
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: 48.2'
24 hour change: +0.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 50.3' by 3/25, expect to CREST at 51.0 on 3/30
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 31.7'
24 hour change: +0.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 33.9' by 3/25, expect to CREST at 35.5 on 3/30
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 12.1'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.5' by 3/25, expect to CREST at 14.0 on 3/31
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: 29.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 31.2' by 3/24
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 22.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 24.0' by 3/24
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 20.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.4' by 3/24
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 14.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 15.0' by 3/24
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 7.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.5' by 3/24
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 8.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.7' by 3/25
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 4.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.7' by 3/25
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 12.01'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.97'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 19.12'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 5.23'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 11.42'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 10.79'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.71'
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