Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS:

News:

LDWF: Atchafalaya Basin Black Bass Creel Limit Set to Change
The Advocate: Red River's high waters not expected to have much effect on Atchafalaya River
Louisiana Sportsman: Man of the Swamp
The Advocate: Macaluso: Improving fishing conditions welcomed
Times-Picayune: Latest rumor: Agents busting anglers for cleaning fish at camps, marinas
 LDWF: Public Comment Period for State Wildlife Action Plan
 

Save the Date:

Spring shrimp season to close today at 6 pm in majority of state inside waters
Friends of the Atchafalaya monthly meeting, June 23 at 7 pm in Baton Rouge 
Hunting and Fishing Advisory Education Council Meeting June 23 at 1:30 p.m. at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries headquarters building located at 2000 Quail Drive 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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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 6/18/2015

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: 34.9'
24 hour change: +1.5'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 45.0' by 6/25

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: 48.9'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 52.5' on 7/6

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 32.1'
24 hour change: 0.0'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 35.5' on 7/7

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 12.5'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 14.0 on 7/7

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: 29.1'
Forecast: expect FALL to 28.9' by 6/23

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 22.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 22.5' by 6/23

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 20.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 20.1' by 6/23

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 15.1
Forecast: expect to FALL to 14.8' by 6/23

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.4' by 6/23

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 8.9'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 8.9' through 6/23

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.3' by 6/23

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.71'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 19.05'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 7.06'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 12.79'

Beau Bayou N. of Bayou Darby
Stage: 17.61'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 11.02'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.92'

    

   
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