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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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| Louisiana Sportsman: Basin fishing set to ramp up as Atchafalaya River finally falls |
| Times-Picayune: Numbers show most Louisiana hunters don't report their deer |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Defining the Atchafalaya Basin |
KATC: Kayak racers to use GPS
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| Newsweek: A Katrina Relocation Project So Ambitious It Was Doomed to Fail |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Top frogging equipment |
| LDWF: 2015 Youth Angler of the Year Winners Announced |
| KATC: Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana elects new chairman |
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| Upcoming Meetings of the ABP for the 2017 Annual Plan: |
| Technical Advisory Group Meeting, Wed., Sept. 2 at 9:30 am at DNR in the La Belle Rm., Baton Rouge |
| Research and Promotion Board Meeting, Thurs., Sept. 3 at 1 pm at DNR in the La Belle Rm., Baton Rouge |
| Public Meeting, Tues., Oct. 6 at 6 pm at City Hall, 1007 Amy St. in Henderson |
| Public Meeting, Wed., Oct. 7 at 6 pm at the Iberville Parish Chambers, 58050 Meriam St. in Plaquemine |
| Public Meeting, Thurs., Oct. 8 at 6 pm at the Visitor Center, 900 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. in Morgan City |
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Save the Date:
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| 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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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 8/18/2015
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: 20.9'
24 hour change: -0.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 17.4' by 8/23
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: 40.3'
24 hour change: -1.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 36.0' by 8/23
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 25.7'
24 hour change: -1.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 20.9' by 8/23
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 9.3'
24 hour change: -0.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.9' by 8/23
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: 19.8'
Forecast: expect FALL to 18.6' by 8/22
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 15.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 13.1' by 8/22
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 13.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 11.2' by 8/22
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 11.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 9.3' by 8/22
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.6' by 8/22
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 7.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.5' by 8/22
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 4.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.8' by 8/22
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.99'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.56'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.42'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 11.07'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 9.26'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 13.58'
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