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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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| KATC: Corps precaution at weirs built to keep Mississippi in place |
| The Advocate: Macaluso: It's spring and time to go fishing |
| Stormwater Report: Hypoxia Task Force Extends Deadline, Plans New Strategies for Reducing Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone |
| Game & Fish: Mississippi and Louisiana Turkey Forecast for 2015 |
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Save the Date:
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| 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. |
| Mississippi River Commission Public Meeting, March 27 at 9 am on the Motor Vessel at City Dock on the Mississippi River just upstream of the USS Kidd |
| 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 |
| Les Mains Guidées: Wood carving, April 4 from 10 am to 12 pm at Vermilionville |
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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 3/23/2015
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: 48.2'
24 hour change: -0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 43.5' by 3/28
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: 50.1'
24 hour change: +0.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 51.9' by 3/28, expect to CREST at 52.0 on 3/30
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 33.2'
24 hour change: +0.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 35.3' by 3/28, expect to CREST at 35.5 on 3/30
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 12.7'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.8' by 3/28, 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: 31.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 33.4' by 3/28
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 23.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 25.7' by 3/28
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 21.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 22.1' by 3/28
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 14.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 15.7' by 3/28
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 7.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.2' by 3/28
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 8.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.0' by 3/28
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 4.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.4' by 3/28
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 12.58'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.85'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 19.54'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 5.81'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 12.13'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 11.07'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.90'
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