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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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| KATC: U.S. Coast Guard to regulate towing vessels |
| Times-Picayune: Old Greenwich, Conn., new home to red swamp crawfish, newspaper says |
| LDWF: Outstanding Hunter Education Volunteers Recognized |
| KATC: Saharan Desert Arrives in Acadiana, Bringing Haze with It |
| The Advocate: Macaulso: Father's Day special for outdoorsmen |
| KATC: Iberia mosquito abatement to perform flights Wednesday through Friday |
| LDWF: Public Comment Period for State Wildlife Action Plan |
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Save the Date:
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| 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. |
| International Mud Day, June 30 from 9 am - noon at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting, July 8 at 10 am at the Capitol Park Welcome Center in Baton Rouge |
| 10th Annual Quilt Show and Sale, July 11 from 10-2 at the Community Center, 216 Park Street |
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Send in your Basin Pics!
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 6/23/2015
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: 43.8'
24 hour change: +1.0'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 45.5' by 6/27
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: 48.5'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 53.0' on 7/7
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 31.6'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 36.0' on 7/8
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 11.9'
24 hour change: 0.0'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 14.5 on 7/8
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: 28.2'
Forecast: expect RISE to 29.2' by 6/28
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 21.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 22.2' by 6/28
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 19.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 19.7' by 6/28
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 14.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.5' by 6/28
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.5'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 8.5' through 6/28
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 8.6'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 8.6' through 6/28
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.2' by 6/28
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: UNAVAILABLE
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.27'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.63'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.84'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 12.48'
Beau Bayou N. of Bayou Darby
Stage: 17.33'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 10.62'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.51'
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