Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS:

News:

Houma Times: Bluegills attack! Recreational fish striking on light bait in local waters
LDWF: Louisiana's free fishing weekend set for June 6-7
The Advertiser: She's 6 and she will change the world
Avoyelles Today: Red River Rising Should Be Minimal in Avoyelles
The Advocate: Fishing report: Don't pass on a great weekend
 

Save the Date:

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 11 (and every Thursday) from 1:30 to 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 
Atchafalaya Basin Program Technical Advisory Group Meeting, June 24 at 9:30 am at 617 N. 3rd St. in Baton Rouge
Atchafalaya Basin Program Research and Promotion Board Meeting, June 25 at 9:30 am at 617 N. 3rd St. in Baton Rouge
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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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 6/5/2015

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: 29.1'
24 hour change: -0.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 27.2' by 6/10

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: 48.4
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 50.8' by 6/10, expect to CREST at 51.5 on 6/13

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 31.6'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 33.7' by 6/10, expect to CREST at 34.5 on 6/13

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 12.1'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.3' by 6/10, expect to CREST at 13.5 on 6/14

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: 28.9'
Forecast: expect RISE to 31.2' by 6/09

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 22.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 24.6' by 6/09

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 20.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.9' by 6/09

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 14.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 16.0' by 6/09

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.5' by 6/10

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 8.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.8' by 6/10

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.2' by 6/10

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.40'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 19.19'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.47'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 12.22'

Beau Bayou N. of Bayou Darby
Stage: 17.07'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 10.91'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.85'

 

 

    

   
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