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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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LDWF Goes Electronic for Licensing
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KNOE: Red River flooding could cause travel, commerce issues
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| LDWF: Amended agenda for Commission meeting |
| TECHE Project: First Bankline Workshop Scheduled for June 6, 2015 |
| Vermillionville: Creole Culture Day |
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Save the Date:
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| LDWF Commission Meeting, June 4 at 9:30 am at the Wildlife and Fisheries Headquarters Building located at 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge |
| Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival, June 6 - 7 from 11 am to 7 pm at Louis Armstrong Park in New Orleans |
| 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 |
| National Trails Day at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site, June 6 from 9 - 11 am at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Bankline Management Workshop, June 6 from 9 am to noon at the Breaux Bridge Library |
| Creole Culture Day, June 7 from 10am to 5 pm at Vermilionville |
| Beginner's Canoe/Kayak Lesson, June 13 from 8:30 to 11:30 am at Vermilionville |
| Friends of the Atchafalaya monthly meeting, June 23 at 7 pm in Baton Rouge (no meeting for May) |
| Intermediate Canoe/Kayak Lesson & Paddle Trip, June 27 from 8:30 to 11:30 am at Vermilionville |
| Ann Vidrine: Cajun Fiddler, lecture and performance for kids 5 to 11 at various branches of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library, 10 am June 22, 23, 24, 25, and 29. |
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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 6/2/2015
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: 29.5'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 28.5' by 6/07
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: 47.4
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 50.2' by 6/07
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 30.9'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 33.2' by 6/07
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 11.7'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 12.6' by 6/07
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: 28.2'
Forecast: expect RISE to 30.7' by 6/07
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 21.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 24.2' by 6/07
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 19.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.6' by 6/07
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 14.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 15.7' by 6/07
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.4' by 6/07
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 8.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.6' by 6/07
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 4.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.2' by 6/07
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: UNAVAILABLE
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.72'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 23.85'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.44'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 12.04'
Beau Bayou N. of Bayou Darby
Stage: 16.86'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 10.90'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.92'
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