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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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| ABP: Atchafalaya Basin Program Seeks Project Nominations |
| The Advocate: Fishing Report: Water is Everywhere |
| Houma Times: Hog Wild: Wild boar abundant in local grasslands, making fruitful hunt |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Call less, kill more gobblers |
| The Ind: New map, warning system gives detailed flood risk, but not for inside levees |
| The Daily Reveille: LSU professor electrofishes with classes |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Freshen up: Bass are an added bonus for coastal kayak anglers |
| The Advocate: Strange find in the Gulf of Mexico: Extremely rare - some even say 'cute' - pocket shark |
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Save the Date:
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| Étouffee Festival, April 24 - 26 in Arnaudville |
| Ag Magic, April 25 and 26 from 10 am to 3 pm in Baton Rouge |
| Novice Canoe/Kayak Lesson & Guided Paddle Trip, April 25 from 8 - 11:30 am at Vermilionville |
| Bushcraft Demonstrations, April 25 from 9 - 10 am at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Fourth Annual Pilgrimage to Bayou Chene, April 25 at the former Bayou Chene community in the Atchafalaya Basin |
| Hwy. 14 Gateway Cleanup, April 25 from 9 am to noon in New Iberia |
| Azalea Trail, April 1- 30 in New Iberia |
| Kayaking 101 - Basic Skills for Flatwater Kayaking, April 30 at Lake Martin |
| Les Mains Guidées: Edible Wild Plants, workshop on May 2 from 10 am to 1 pm at Vermilionville |
| Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival, May 1-3 from 4 pm-midnight Friday, 10 am-midnight Saturday, and 9 am-4 pm Sunday. 2090 Rees Street in Breaux Bridge |
| Last Bayou Passage: A Journey on the Last Steam-Powered Paddle Wheeler to Travel Bayou Teche, April 28 - May 3 at the Teche Theater in Franklin |
| Iberia Parish Day, May 5 from 10 am - 2 pm at the Atchafalaya Welcome Center |
| Step Outside Day, SATURDAY MAY 9 from 9 am to 3 pm at Sherburne Wildlife Management Area in the Atchafalaya Basin |
| Creole Okra Festival, May 14-16 at 203 N. New Market Street in St. Martinville |
| 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 4/24/2015
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: 44.9'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 40.2' by 4/29, CRESTED
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: 50.9'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 51.3' by 4/29, expect to CREST at 51.5 on 5/4
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 33.7'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 34.3' by 4/29, expect to CREST at 34.5 on 5/4
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 13.0'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.6' by 4/29, expect to CREST at 14.0 on 5/6
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: 30.3
Forecast: expect to RISE to 31.2' by 4/29
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 23.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 24.3' by 4/29
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 21.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.7' by 4/29
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 15.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 15.8' by 4/29
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.0' by 4/29
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 8.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.3 by 4/29
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.4'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN through 4/29
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 13.72'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.30'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 23.07'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 7.06'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 12.73'
Beau Bayou N. of Bayou Darby
Stage: 17.75'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 12.62'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 16.67'
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