Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS:

News:

 

Times-Picayune: Bear that enthralled Louisiana neighborhood takes his leave
LDWF: Secretary Jewell, Governor Jindal Announce Proposal to Remove Louisiana Black Bear from Endangered Species List
Red River Radio: History Matters: Now is a good time to revisit the 1927 Atchafalaya flood
Times-Picayune: Shrimp season opener: good catch, low prices, newspaper reports
LDAF: Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week--Louisiana Quarantine Established
Times-Picayune: Summer day camp teaches kids outdoor activities
Louisiana Sportsman: Public Rambling: Season recap on Atchafalaya Delta WMA
LSU Press Blog: Around the Press in 80 Books: C. C. Lockwood's Atchafalaya
Atchafalaya Basin Program Project Nominations, May 31 is the last day to submit a project nomination for next year's plan
 

Save the Date:

4th Annual Krotz Springs Sportsmen's Heritage Festival, May 21 - 24
Blessing of the Boats and Boat Parade, May 24 at 2 pm at the Morrison Parkway public boat launch in False River
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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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 5/22/2015

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: 26.8'
24 hour change: +1.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 25.5' by 5/27

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: 44.4'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 45.6' by 5/27

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 28.4'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 29.5' by 5/27

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 10.3'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.0' by 5/27

 

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: 25.5'
Forecast: expect RISE to 26.0' by 5/27

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 19.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 20.1' by 5/27

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 17.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 18.0' by 5/27

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 13.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.5' by 5/27

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 7.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.0' by 5/27

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 7.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.0' by 5/27

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 4.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.7' by 5/27

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.05'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 20.94'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.29'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 11.52'

Beau Bayou N. of Bayou Darby
Stage: 16.29'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 10.01'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.05'

    

   
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