Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS:

News:

LDWF: L.W.F.C. Approves Hunting Seasons, Hunting Regulations, Turkey Hunting Seasons, Turkey Hunting Regulations and W.M.A. Rules for Upcoming Seasons
The Advocate: Dragons in Paradise: Alligators get their due in new exhibit
Daily Comet: Train passengers thought oysters were "inexhaustible" a century ago
LDAF: Boating Education Lagniappe Day Slated for May 2
Sun Journal: Travis Graves: 'Swamp rat' a voracious eater
Louisiana Travel: Alligators and Bears and Eagles, oh my!
 

Save the Date:

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
Fly Fishing 101, April 9 at 6 pm at Pack & Paddle in Lafayette
Kayaking 101, April 9, meet at Pack & Paddle at 5 pm
Paddle Bayou Lafourche, April 9 - 12 sponsored by BTNEP
Cycle Zyedeco, April 8 - 12, 200-mile bike ride through Acadiana
Cajun Hot Sauce Festival, April 10 - 12 at the SugArena at Acadiana Fairgrounds in New Iberia
Cypress Sawmill Festival, April 10 - 12 at Kemper Williams Park in Patterson
Scott Boudin Festival, April 10 - 12 at Lions Club Roak in Scott
Washington Catfish Festival, April 16- 19 at 143 Veterans Memorial Highway in Washington
Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival and Bayou Teche Wooden Boat Festival, April 17 - 19 in downtown Franklin
Top of the Teche, a 7.7-mile canoe race from Leonville to Arnaudville, April 18
Cajun Classique, 5-day wooden boat cruise down Bayou Teche, April 13th to 19th
Azalea Trail, April 1- 30 in New Iberia

 

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Let us know if you have an upcoming event to promote the Basin!

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 4/7/2015

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: 36.0'
24 hour change: +2.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 40.3' by 4/12

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: 52.4'
24 hour change: -0.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 48.6' by 4/12

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 35.8'
24 hour change: -0.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 33.7' by 4/12

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 14.0'
24 hour change: -0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 13.3' by 4/12

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: 33.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 29.3' by 4/12

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 25.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 22.2' by 4/12

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 23.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 19.8' by 4/12

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 16.5'

Forecast: expect to FALL to 14.4' by 4/12
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 9.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.4' by 4/12

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 10.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 9.4 by 4/12

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.7' by 4/12

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 14.35'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.51'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 22.91'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 7.65'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 13.79'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 11.85'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 15.66'

 

 

    

   
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