|
Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
NEWS AND EVENTS:
|
News:
|
|
| Atchafalaya Basin Program Project Nominations, May 30 is the last day to submit a project nomination for next year's plan |
| LDWF: WETSHOP 2015 Registration Deadline is May 20 |
| Houma Today: Local couple bring visitors closer to swamp, Cajun roots |
| KATC: Vermilion River Reaches Flood Stage |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Turkey Time: Illegal baiting, safety are primary concerns |
| LWF: Coloring and Activity Booklet Now Available |
| Riding with Heyoka: Ville Platte to New Roads |
| |
|
Save the Date:
|
| Kayaking 101 - Basic Skills for Flatwater Kayaking, April 30 at Lake Martin |
| Boating Education Lagniappe Day, May 2 in various locations |
| 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 |
| Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting, May 6 at 10 am at the Capitol Park Welcome Center, 702 N. River Road in Baton Rouge |
| Step Outside Day, May 9 from 9 am to 3 pm at Sherburne Wildlife Management Area in the Atchafalaya Basin |
| Intermediate/Advanced Guided Paddle Trip, May 9 from 8:30 - 11:30 am at Vermilionville |
| Kayaking 101 - Basic Skills for Flatwater Kayaking, May 14 at 5:30 pm at Lake Martin |
| Creole Okra Festival, May 14-16 at 203 N. New Market Street in St. Martinville |
| Chitimacha Paddle Race, May 16 from New Iberia's City Park to the public boat ramp in the Chitimacha Nation near Charenton |
| A Day in the Life of the Early Acadian Child, May 16 from 10 am - noon at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site 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 |
|
Send in your Basin Pics!
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 4/28/2015
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: 42.8'
24 hour change: -0.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 34.2' by 5/3
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: 51.7'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 52.1' by 5/3, expect to CREST at 52.2 on 5/1
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 34.8'
24 hour change: +0.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 35.2' by 5/3, expect to CREST at 35.2 on 5/1
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 14.0'
24 hour change: +0.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.2' by 5/3, expect to CREST at 14.2 on 5/2
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: 31.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 31.8' by 5/3
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 24.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 24.9' by 5/3
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 21.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 22.4' by 5/3
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 16.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 16.4' by 5/3
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 9.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.4' by 5/3
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 9.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.8 by 5/3
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.1' by 5/3
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 14.10'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.98'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 23.30'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 7.44'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 13.20'
Beau Bayou N. of Bayou Darby
Stage: 18.25'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 12.92'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 16.93'
|
