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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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| Louisiana Sportsman: When the water's right - Bream-fishing tactics for the Atchafalaya Basin |
| LDWF: Text Message Notification System |
| LDWF: 2016 Duck Stamp Contest |
| Times-Picayune: Buy a Louisiana fishing license, win a boat |
| The Weather Channel: Red River Flooding In Louisiana: Homes Submerged In Shreveport As Residents Evacuate |
| The Washington Post: May was the wettest month for U.S. in 121 years of record-keeping |
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Save the Date:
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| 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 |
| 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. |
| Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting, July 8 at 10 am at the Capitol Park Welcome Center in Baton Rouge |
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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 6/9/2015
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: 28.4'
24 hour change: +0.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 32.5' by 6/14
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: 49.8'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 50.0 on 6/10
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 32.7'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 33.2' on 6/11
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 12.7'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 13.0 on 6/11
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: 29.7'
Forecast: expect RISE to 30.0' by 6/14
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 23.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 23.4' by 6/14
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 20.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 20.9' by 6/14
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 14.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 15.1' by 6/14
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.2'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 8.2' through 6/14
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 8.8'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 8.8' through 6/14
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.1'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 5.1' through 6/14
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.12'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.79'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 12.53'
Beau Bayou N. of Bayou Darby
Stage: 17.37'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 10.77'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.64'
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