Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS

News:

LDWF Proposes New Waterfowl Hunting Zones for 2016-2021
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

 
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
 

Save the Date:

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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