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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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| 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 |
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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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| 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
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| Become a Tour du Teche Volunteer, Deadline to become a volunteer: Sept. 25. |
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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 8/25/2015
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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