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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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LDWF Proposes New Waterfowl Hunting Zones for 2016-2021
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| KATC: Breaux Bridge's iconic bridge to be restored |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Top 3 safety tips for hunters encountering Louisiana black bears |
| KATC: Applications being taken for Acadiana Master Naturalist Program |
| Times-Picayune: Louisiana's hunting rules have changed a lot since WWII |
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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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| 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 |
| Grand Réveil Cajun History Talk, Oct. 7 at 6 pm at the Jeanerette Museum |
| Attakapas, The Cajun Story, multi-media celebration of the Acadians' arrival in Louisiana 250 years ago, Oct. 7 and 8 at 7:30 pm at the Acadiana Center for the Art's James Devin Moncus Theater in Lafayette |
| French Immersion Excursion (paddling), Oct. 10 from 10 am to noon in Breaux Bridge |
| 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. |
| Vermilionville Beginner's Canoe/Kayak Lesson, Oct. 10 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am at Vermilionville |
| Basinkeeper Paddle Trip to Henderson Lake, Oct. 10 in Henderson |
| Women's Brunch Paddle, Oct. 11 at Lake Martin (Pack & Paddle, reservations required) |
| Indian Mounds Along Bayou Teche, a presentation celebrating Archaeology Month, Oct. 14 at 6 pm at the Jeanerette Musuem |
| Grand Réveil - Women Crafting Our Culture, Oct. 3 - 31 at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center in Opelousas |
| Longfellow-Evangeline Historic Site Tours, daily Wed - Sun from 9 am - 5 pm. |
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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 10/6/2015
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: 17.4'
24 hour change: -2.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 12.8' by 10/11
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: 20.4'
24 hour change: -0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 23.5' by 10/11
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 7.6'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 10.0' by 10/11
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 2.9'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.0' by 10/11
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: 5.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.2' by 10/11
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 3.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.6' by 10/11
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 3.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.8' by 10/11
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 2.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE 3.2' by 10/11
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.5' by 10/11
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.3' by 10/11
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.3' by 10/11
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.83'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.33'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.10'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.27'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 4.92'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.74'
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