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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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| The Advocate: Macaluso: Heavy winds expected this weekend |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Duck hunter input wanted on potential changes for 2015-16 seasons |
| KATC: Louisiana flooding: 'Dirty red water was too much for some' |
| Louisiana Sportsman: 2016 LDWF Duck Stamp Contest to feature gray ducks: Deadline for artwork submissions is Oct. 20, Reynolds says |
| Avoyelles Today: Broken gates at L & D 1 not hampbering flow of Red River |
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Save the Date:
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| 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 6/12/2015
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: 31.3'
24 hour change: +0.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 29.5' by 6/17
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: 49.9'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 47.9 by 6/17
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 33.0'
24 hour change: 0.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 31.1' by 6/17
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 12.9'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 12.5 by 6/17
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: 30.0'
Forecast: expect FALL to 29.6' by 6/17
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 23.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 23.0' by 6/17
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 20.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 20.5' by 6/17
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 15.1
Forecast: expect to FALL to 14.8' by 6/17
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.2' by 6/17
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 9.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.9' by 6/17
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.3' by 6/17
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.95'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.84'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.81
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 12.80'
Beau Bayou N. of Bayou Darby
Stage: 17.61'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 10.76'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.62'
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