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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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| Country Roads: Paradise Gained: Unlike almost every other place along the Louisiana coast, land is growing, not disappearing, at the base of this old canal. |
| LDWF: Family Fish Fest National Hunting & Fishing Day Outdoor Festival on Saturday, September 26th |
| The Advocate: Macaluso fishing report: Let bass, reds take up the slack |
| WRAL: Proposed rule: hunters could kill hogs on Atchafalaya refuge |
| Times-Picayune: States clamping down on duck-hunting technology |
| Louisiana Sportsman: 13-foot gator caught with bass rod |
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| Upcoming Meetings of the ABP for the 2017 Annual Plan: |
| 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: Sept. 25. |
| Harvest Moon Paddle & Supper at Lake Martin, Sept 25 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm, |
| Family Fish Fest, Sept. 26 at the Wadill Outdoor Education Center in Baton Rouge |
| Native American Culture Day, Sept 26 from 10 am to 4 pm in Vermilionville. |
| Hunters for the Hungry Clean Out Your Freezer Day, Sept. 27 from 1 to 4 pm |
| 410 de Louisiane Paddle Race, Sept 26-27, paddle race from Bossier City to Berwick, visit www.tourduteche.com for more information. |
| Swamp Life Expo, Oct. 3 from 10 am to 3 pm at the Iberville Visitors Center in Gross Tete |
| La Grande Boucherie, Oct. 3 from 10 am to 11 pm in St. Martinville |
| Washington Catfish Festival, Oct. 1-4 at the Washington Festival Grounds |
| I Always Do My Collars First, 12 pm, Oct. 7, free film showing at the West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 North Jefferson Avenue, in Port Allen. |
| Attakapas, the Story of the Cajun People, Oct. 7 and 8 at 7:30 pm at the Acadiana Center for the Arts in Lafayette |
| 13th Annual Catfish Festival, Oct 9-10, at the Melville Civic Center, 1105 First Street |
| Tour Des Atakapas, Oct. 10. Three, five, and seven-mile runs benefiting the completion of the Atakapas-Ishak Trail in Breaux Bridge. |
| Longfellow-Evangeline Historic Site Tours, daily Wed - Sun from 9 am - 5 pm. |
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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 9/25/2015
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: 14.9'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 12.8' by 9/30
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: 23.1'
24 hour change: 0.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 21.9' by 9/30
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 9.6'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.3' by 9/30
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 3.4'
24 hour change: -0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.0' by 9/30
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: 6.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.1' by 9/30
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 4.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.0' by 9/30
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 3.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.6' by 9/30
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 3.3'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 3.3' through 9/30
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.8' by 9/30
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.3' by 9/30
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.5'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 2.5 through 9/30
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.64'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.39'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.45'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.45'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 5.42'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 9.09'
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