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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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| Atchafalaya Basin Program Project Nominations, May 30 is the last day to submit a project nomination for next year's plan |
| LWF: Coloring and Activity Booklet Now Available |
| KATC: Registration open for Riviere Rouge, 410 & Tour du Teche |
| The Advocate: Smiley Anders: Nature callin' leads to man fallin' ... off the Atchafalaya Basin bridge |
| The Advertiser: The Weather Channel set for Crawfish Festival and more |
| The Independent: The 10 most surreal landscapes in the world |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Pending legislation would require LDWF permit to transport feral hogs in Louisiana |
| Louisiana Sportsman: LDWF issues advisory on spread of cogongrass |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Butte La Rose bailout - Kayak fishing tips for the Atchafalaya Basin |
| L.D.W.F. Announces 2015 Waterfowl Hunter Opinion Survey |
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Save the Date:
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| 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 |
| LWF Monthly Commission Meeting Scheduled for May 7, 2015 |
| 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 |
| LDWF: WETSHOP 2015 Registration Deadline is May 20 |
| 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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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.
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: 35.9'
24 hour change: -3.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 27.2' by 5/6
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: 52.3'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 52.0' by 5/6, expect to NEAR CREST
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 35.1'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 35.1' by 5/6, expect to CREST at 35.2 on 5/1 PM
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 13.7'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 13.7' by 5/6, expect to CREST at 14.0 on 5/2 PM
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: 31.59'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 31.6' by 5/6
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 24.46'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 24.6' by 5/6
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 22'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at to 22.0' by 5/6
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 16.04'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 16.2' by 5/6
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 9.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.1' by 5/6
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 9.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.8 by 5/6
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.7' by 5/6
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 14.11'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.92'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 21.23'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 7.43'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 13.29'
Beau Bayou N. of Bayou Darby
Stage: 18.27'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 12.93'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 16.94'
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