Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS:

News:

 

The Nature Conservancy: Atchafalaya River Basin Initiative will protect and conserve more than 5,000 acres of America's great swamp forest

Cajun Coast Welcome Center Marks 1-year Anniversary
The Advocate: Louisiana to receive several billion dollars as part of massive BP oil spill settlement with Gulf states
LDWF: Louisiana Shrimp Task Force applauds the passage of HB 668
KATC: Alligator snapping turtle study: is it endangered?
The Advocate: Macaluso: It's calming down for the holiday
Louisiana Sportsman: Cover crasher - Crankbait tips for the Atchafalaya Basin
 KATC: Louisiana's littering fines to rise, under newly-signed bill
 

Save the Date:

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
Wood Stork & Wading Bird Feeding Event, July 18 from 7 am to 12 pm at the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area - South Farm
Bayou Grand Gueule Afternoon Paddle, July 19, meet at Pack and Paddle at 8 am
2nd Annual Southwest Louisiana Attakapas Opelousas Prairie Tribe Festival, July 25 from 10 am to 5 pm at the Farmers Market Pavilion at 828 E. Landry St. in Opelousas

 

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Let us know if you have an upcoming event to promote the Basin!

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 7/2/2015

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: 46.4'
24 hour change: 0.8'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 48.0' on 7/6

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: 51.3'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 53.5' on 7/18

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 33.9'
24 hour change: +0.4'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 36.5' on 7/18

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 12.9'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 14.5 on 7/19

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: 30.9'
Forecast: expect RISE to 31.9' by 7/7

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 24.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 24.9' by 7/7

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 21.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 22.2' by 7/7

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 15.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 16.0' by 7/7

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.9' by 7/7

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 9.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.4' by 7/7

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.5' by 7/7

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.86'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 19.59'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 7.04'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 13.01'

Beau Bayou N. of Bayou Darby
Stage: 17.86'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 11.14'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.99'

 

 

    

   
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