Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS:

News:

Atchafalaya NHA: Sept. 15 deadline for Atchafalaya Water Heritage Trail site submissions
Times-Picayune: Want to be a wildlife agent? Now's your chance
Louisiana Sportsman: Hogs a major problem for deer hunting: Feral hog kills now outstrip annual deer harvest, LDWF says
KATC: McIlhenny Company Historian, Curator to host free film showing at Vermilionville
The Advocate: State agency refines list of projects under consideration for funding with Deepwater Horizon settlement money
 
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:

Friends of the Atchafalaya Monthly Meeting, Aug 25 at 7 pm at Audubon Louisiana, 6160 Perkins Road, in Baton Rouge
Coffee at la table Française in Opelousas, Aug. 26 from 8:30 - 9:30 am at Le Vieux Village, 828 East Landry in Opelousas.
Cinema Française, Aug 27 at 7 pm, feature-length French film with English subtitles and a brief introduction at the NUNU Arts and Culture Collective in Arnaudville
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
Free film night at Vermilionville, Aug. 31, Three films will be shown: "Cajuns of the Teche," "The Snowy Egret and Its Extermination" and "Sky Game." The evening will also include a Tabasco-themed potluck, and all are invited to bring their favorite dishes to share using Tabasco as an ingredient.
Rendez Vous des Cajuns, every Saturday in August at 4 pm at the Liberty Center in Eunice
Longfellow-Evangeline Historic Site Tours, daily Wed - Sun from 9 am - 5 pm
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
A Sojourn Forgotten-The Acadians of Maryland, Sept 10 at 6:30 pm at the Ascension Parish Library in Gonzales
Lydia Cajun Food Fest, Sept 11 - 12 at 4412 Weeks Park Road in Lydia
Les Mains Guideés: Canning and Preserving, Sept 12 from 10 am - 12 pm at Vermilionville
Deadline for Atchafalaya Water Heritage Trail site submissions: Sept. 15
C.C. Lockwood's Louisiana Wild LIVE, Sept 16 at 6 pm at the Manship Theater in Baton Rouge
Pepper Festival, Sept 18 - 19 near the Evangeline Oak in downtown St. Martinville
Cajun French Music Festival, Sept 19 from 9 am to 5 pm in New Iberia
Hummingbirds, Sept 19 at 2 pm, join Louisiana State Arboretum staff to learn how to attract hummingbirds to your own yard with flowers and feeders, Ville Platte
Become a Tour du Teche Volunteer, Deadline to become a volunteer: Sept. 25.

 

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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 8/25/2015

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: 19.4'
24 hour change: +0.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 17.8' by 8/30

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: 32.5'
24 hour change: -0.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 30.6' by 8/30

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 17.3'
24 hour change: -0.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 15.6' by 8/30

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 5.5'
24 hour change: -0.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.7' by 8/30

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: 12.4'
Forecast: expect FALL to 11.2' by 8/30

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 9.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.5' by 8/30

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 8.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.4' by 8/30

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 6.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.6' by 8/30

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 5.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.5' by 8/30

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 7.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.5' by 8/30

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 3.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.0' by 8/30

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.42'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.51'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 4.96'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 8.99'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 8.09'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 12.11'

 

   
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