Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
NEWS AND EVENTS:
News:
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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 |
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Save the Date:
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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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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 6/5/2015
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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