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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: Rainy days to dampen bream action |
| Bayou Woman: Crawfish Haven |
| LDWF: L.W.F.C. Acknowledged for 50 Years of Support for Waterfowl Habitat Conservation |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Butte La Rose bailout - Kayak fishing tips for the Atchafalaya Basin |
| Cajun Coast Paddle: Paddle Scenic Louisiana |
| The IND: Enter the Bug Lady |
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Save the Date:
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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Send in your Basin Pics!
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 4/10/2015
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: 40.1'
24 hour change: +1.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 43.4' by 4/15
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: 50.6'
24 hour change: -0.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 47.9' by 4/15
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 34.0'
24 hour change: -0.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 31.1' by 4/15
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 13.0'
24 hour change: -0.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 11.6' by 4/15
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: 30.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 28.2' by 4/15
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 24.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 21.4' by 4/15
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 21.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 19.0' by 4/15
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 15.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 13.9' by 4/15
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 9.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.2' by 4/15
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 9.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.9 by 4/15
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.2' by 4/15
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 14.35'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.57'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 22.81'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 7.64'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 13.45'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 12.19'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 16.09'
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