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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: Bayou Amie reopened in St. Martin Parish |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Don't forget to buy 2015-16 fishing licenses |
| Bayou Woman: Farm Alligator Returns |
| KATC: New law removes gun restriction for people hunting with bows |
| Country Roads: American Lotus: Graine à voler has a short life as a bloom, but a long history as a food source |
| KATC: July craft series explores textile traditions |
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Save the Date:
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| Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Meeting, July 2 at 9:30 am at the Wildlife and Fisheries Headquarters Building located at 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge |
| 4th of July Events - Fireworks and more at a location near you |
| Rock the Fifth Berwick Patriotic Celebration festivities, July 5 from 5 - 9:30 pm along the beautiful Atchafalaya River Front on the water |
| Jammin' In July Rock the 5th Morgan City's Independence Day Celebration, July 5 from 1 - 9:30 pm Lawrence Park and the Riverfront in Morgan City |
| Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting, July 8 at 10 am at the Capitol Park Welcome Center in Baton Rouge |
Statewide Planning/Input Meeting for Long-Range Bicycle Map, July 9 at the Capitol Park Welcome Center, 900 North 3rd St. in
Baton Rouge |
| 10th Annual Quilt Show and Sale, July 11 from 10-2 at the Community Center, 216 Park Street |
| Paddle at Two O'clock Bayou, July 11, meet at Pack and Paddle in Lafayette at 8 am |
| Bayou Grand Gueule Afternoon Paddle, July 19, meet at Pack and Paddle at 8 am |
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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 6/30/2015
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: 45.6'
24 hour change: 0.0'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 46.5' on 7/4
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: 50.6'
24 hour change: +0.5'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 53.0' on 7/16
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 33.1'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 36.0' on 7/16
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 12.5'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 14.5 on 7/17
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: 30.3'
Forecast: expect RISE to 31.7' by 7/5
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 23.5
Forecast: expect to RISE to 24.8' by 7/5
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 21.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 22.0' by 7/5
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 15.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 15.8' by 7/5
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.8' by 7/5
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 9.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.4' by 7/5
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.4' by 7/5
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.74'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 19.40'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.95'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 12.84'
Beau Bayou N. of Bayou Darby
Stage: 17.70'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 10.94'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.79'
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