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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 31 is the last day to submit a project nomination for next year's plan |
| The Advertiser: Adventure Acadiana: Tent camping in the Atchafalaya Swamp |
| The Advertiser: Plenty of gators to go around |
| Detroit Free Press: Letting the good times roll at Louisiana's Cycle Zydeco |
| The Town Talk: Young black bear hangs out in Marksville neighborhood |
| Times-Picayune: Jean Lafitte Park's wildflower walk a treasure hunt |
| The Advertiser: Louisiana night hog hunting bill catches flak |
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Save the Date:
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| WETSHOP 2015 , Registration Deadline is May 20 |
4th Annual Krotz Springs Sportsmen's Heritage Festival, May 21 - 24
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| Blessing of the Boats and Boat Parade, May 24 at 2 pm at the Morrison Parkway public boat launch in False River |
| Krotz Springs Sportsmen's Heritage Festival, May 21 - 25. |
| Bayou Vermilion Kayak Lessons & Guided Paddle Trip, May 30 at 8 am at Vermillionville |
| Healing Traditions: Creole folk medicine, May 30 from 11 am - 2 pm at Vermilionville |
| Bird Walk at the Swamp, June 6 from 7 - 9 am at Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center in Baton Rouge |
| Les Mains Guidées: Beadwork, June 6 from 10 am - 1 pm at Vermilionville |
| 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 |
| Les Coudre Points Quilting Circle, June 4 (and every Thursday) from 1:30 - 3:30 pm at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective, 1510 Courtableau Highway 93 in Arnaudville |
| Friends of the Atchafalaya monthly meeting, June 23 at 7 pm in Baton Rouge (no meeting for May) |
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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 5/19/2015
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: 23.5'
24 hour change: +0.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 27.7' by 5/24
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: 43.7'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 44.6' by 5/24
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 27.6'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 28.7' by 5/24
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 10.0'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 10.5' by 5/24
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: 25.3'
Forecast: expect RISE to 25.8' by 5/24
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 19.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 19.9' by 5/24
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 17.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 18.0' by 5/24
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 13.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.6' by 5/24
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.2' by 5/24
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 7.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.0' by 5/24
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 4.8'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 4.8' through 5/24
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.15'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 20.08'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.50'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 11.58'
Beau Bayou N. of Bayou Darby
Stage: 16.48'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 10.23'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.29'
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