Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS:

News:

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
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
 
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
 

Save the Date:

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 8/18/2015

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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