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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: Mississippi, Atchafalaya rivers expected to crest soon as water levels begin slow fall |
| Pointe Coupee Reporter: USDA Declares Pointe Coupee Disaster Area Due To Crop Losses By Excessive Rain, Wind, & Hail |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Year-long Hog Wash Tournament starts Sept 20 |
| Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Develops Water Heritage Trail |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Waterborne law enforcement |
| Westside Journal: High river levels halt construction on levee |
| Country Roads: American Lotus |
| LDWF: Wood Stork and Wading Bird Event Set for Aug. 8 at Sherburne WMA's South Farm |
| Louisiana Sportsman: How to peel a blue crab |
| Country Roads: McIlhenny's World Record Alligator |
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Save the Date:
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| Bayou BBQ Bash in Morgan City July 23 - July 25 |
| Native American Residency : Avogel Tribe of Louisiana at Vermilionville on July 25 |
| LA Outdoor Festival in Lafayette July 25-27 |
| 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 |
| Cajun French Music Association Dance in Baton Rouge, July 25 |
| Bushcraft Demonstrations in St. Martinville, July 25 |
| Louisiana Outdoor Expo, July 24 - 26 at the Cajundome and Convention Center in Lafayette |
| Bal du Dimanche at Vermilionville on July 26 |
| Acadian Day of Remembrance, July 28 at 3 pm at 121 South New Market St. in St. Martinville |
| Friends of the Atchafalaya Meeting in Lafayette on July 28, contact foa@basinbuddies.org for more information |
| Acadie Then and Now, A People's History in Donaldsonville |
| Professional Development Workshop for Teachers, July 30-31 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at Vermilionville |
| Les Mains Guidees: Beekeeping at Vermilionvlle on August 1 |
| 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 |
| Conversation in French around the coffee pot in St. Martinville, August 8 |
| Acadian Culture Day at Vermilionville on August 9 |
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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 7/24/2015
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: 47.1'
24 hour change: -0.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 38.4' by 7/29
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: 55.9'
24 hour change: -0.1' CRESTED
Forecast: expect to FALL to 55.8' on 7/29
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 38.8'
24 hour change: 0.0' CRESTED
Forecast: expect to FALL to 38.7' on 7/29
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 15.5'
24 hour change: 0.0' CRESTING
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 15.5 on 7/29
LEVEES PROTECT CITY OF NEW ORLEANS TO 20 FT STAGE.
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: 34.23'
Forecast: expect FALL to 34.1 by 7/29
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 26.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 26.7' by 7/29
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 24.0
Forecast: expect to FALL to 23.8' by 7/29
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 16.99'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 16.99' by 7/29
Flood Warning
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 9.4'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 9.4' by 7/29
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 10.28'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 10.3' by 7/29
Flood Warning
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 6.16'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.1' by 7/29
Flood Warning
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: UNAVAILABLE
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.56'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.56'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 8.19'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 14.29'
Beau Bayou N. of Bayou Darby
Stage: UNAVAILABLE
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 11.76'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 15.60'
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