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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: LDWF's Catch and Cook Program |
| Canoekayak.com: Atchafalaya River: The Mississippi's Best Route tothe Gulf |
| Times-Picayune: Louisiana deer decline may lead to fewer hunting days |
| LDWF: Explore Bowhunting Program Launched in Louisiana |
KATC: West Nile Detected in Acadia, St. Mary Parish
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Louisiana Sportsman: Put your trail cams to work: Remote cameras provide great insight about wildlife recruitment
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| Country Roads: Voyage of (Re)discovery |
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Save the Date:
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| National Day of the Acadians, Aug. 15, 250th anniversary of the arrival of the early French refugees who carved out a unique lifestyle for themselves in the South Louisiana soil. Throughout the day, interpretive rangers from Longfellow-Evangeline SHS will showcase the material culture of the early Acadians. 10 am to 6 pm in St. Martinville. |
| Adoration On The Teche, a Eucharistic procession along Bayou Teche will take place from Leonville to St. Martinville, Aug. 15 at 8 am |
| Delcambre Shrimp Festival, Aug. 12 - 16 at the Shrimp Festival Grounds in Delcambre |
| Become a Tour du Teche Volunteer, Deadline to become a volunteer and receive a t-shirt: Aug 18. Deadline to become a volunteer: Sept. 25. |
| Mississippi River Commission low-water inspection trip public meeting, Aug. 21 at 9 am at City Dock above the USS Kidd in Baton Rouge |
| Bushcraft, Aug. 22 from 9 to 10 am at the Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Duck Duck Goose Day, exhibit of the region's oldest and rarest decoys, Aug. 22 from 9 am to 4 pm at BREC's Bluebonnet Swamp in Baton Rouge |
| Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society Meeting, Aug. 29 from 8 am to 12 pm in Eunice |
| Bayou Vermilion Novice Canoe/Kayak Lesson & Guided Paddle Trip, Aug. 29 from 8:30 to 11:30 am at Vermilionville |
| Howl at the Moon Lake Martin Paddle Trip, Aug. 29 at 5 pm at Lake Martin in Lafayette |
| La Table Francaise at NUNU's, Aug. 29, enjoy coffee and homemade treats while engaging in group conversation in French from 9am to noon in Arnaudville |
| Rendez Vous des Cajuns, every Saturday in August at 4 pm at the Liberty Center in Eunice |
| Atchafalaya Basin Program Technical Advisory Group Meeting, Sept. 2 at 9:30 am at DNR in the LaBelle Rm. |
| Atchafalaya Basin Program Research and Promotion Board Meeting, Sept. 3 at 1 pm at DNR in the LaBelle Rm. |
| Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, Sept. 4-7 in Morgan City |
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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 8/14/2015
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: 23.3'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 19.0' by 8/19
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: 46.8'
24 hour change: -1.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 40.8' by 8/19
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 31.3'
24 hour change: -1.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 250.' by 8/19
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 11.8'
24 hour change: -0.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.5' by 8/19
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: 25.3'
Forecast: expect FALL to 19.6' by 8/19
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 19.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 14.0' by 8/19
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 17.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 12.5' by 8/19
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 13.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 10.0' by 8/19
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.7' by 8/19
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 8.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.6' by 8/19
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.7' by 8/19
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: UNAVAILABLE
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.13'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.61'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 7.12'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 12.32'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 11.26'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.54'
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