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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: State works on plan to help keep saltwater from moving into Terrebonne Parish |
| The Weather Channel: Flood warning continues for the Atchafalaya River at Morgan City |
| The Advocate: Macaluso: Hunting days never far away |
| KATC: Government Operations and Emergency Center going up in Morgan City |
| The NEPA Lab: Cumulative Impact in Focus: A failed lawsuit against a well in the bayous of southern Louisiana |
| The Advertiser: Hogs wild: Feral pigs pose problems for La. farmers |
| WALB: Why did the alligator cross the green at hole 6? |
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Save the Date:
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| Cajun Music & Food Festival, July 17 - 19 at Burton Complex in Lake Charles |
| 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 |
| Louisiana Outdoor Expo, July 24 - 26 at the Cajundome and Convention Center in Lafayette |
| Acadian Day of Remembrance, July 28 at 3 pm at 121 South New Market St. in St. Martinville |
| Professional Development Workshop for Teachers, July 30-31 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at Vermilionville |
| Petit Tour du Teche, paddling race for kids 5-17 with various age divisions, Aug 1 |
| Wood Stork & Wading Bird Feeding Event, Aug 8 from 7 am to 12 pm at the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area - South Farm |
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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 7/14/2015
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: 48.1'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 47.3' by 7/19
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: 54.9'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 55.5' on 7/19
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 37.3'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 37.8' on 7/20
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 14.3'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 15.5 on 7/21
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: 33.3'
Forecast: expect RISE to 33.8' by 7/18
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 26.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 26.5' by 7/18
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 23.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 23.6' by 7/18
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 16.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 16.7' by 7/18
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 9.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.1' by 7/18
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 10.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 10.1' by 7/18
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.1' by 7/18
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.26'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 17.75'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 7.73'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 13.90'
Beau Bayou N. of Bayou Darby
Stage: 18.79'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 11.59'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 15.44'
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