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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 Basin Program recommends closure of Coon Trap Weir - Thanks to everyone who provided feedback! |
The Advocate: Macaluso fishing report: Bass action solid; trout moving in
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| KATC: 13th Annual Atchafalaya Catfish Festival |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Big 10-point goes down in Atchafalaya Basin |
| PRI: These people are practically the last line of defense for Louisiana's endangered cypress swamps |
| The Advertiser: 'Trailfeather' shakin' for all the right reasons, naturally |
| Homer News: Red swamp crawfish turning up in Alaska |
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Save the Date:
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| 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 |
| Plaquemine Lock Annual Reunion, Oct. 10 from 10 am to noon at the Lock house in Plaquemine |
| Women's Brunch Paddle, Oct. 11 at Lake Martin (Pack & Paddle, reservations required) |
| World Championship Gumbo Cookoff, Oct. 9 - 11 in New Iberia |
| Presentation of Evangeline Water Ceremony, Oct. 10 from 5 - 7 pm at Bayou Plaquemine Waterfront Park |
| Indian Mounds Along Bayou Teche, a presentation celebrating Archaeology Month, Oct. 14 at 6 pm at the Jeanerette Musuem |
| Teche Fest, Oct. 17 from 10 am to 6 pm in Breaux Bridge |
| International Acadian Festival, Oct. 16 - 18 at Bayou Plaquemine Waterfront Park |
| Experience Louisiana Festival, Oct. 17 - 18 at the LSU-Eunice campus |
| Bayou Vermilion Festival & Boat Parade, Oct 18 from 10 am to 4 pm beginning in Vermilionville and ending at the Camelia Bridge Launch |
| Cinema Française, Oct. 22 at 7 pm at the NUNU Arts and Culture Collective in Arnaudville |
| Swamp Haunted Hikes, Oct. 16, 23, and 30 at BREC's Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center in Baton Rouge |
| Grand Réveil - Women Crafting Our Culture, Oct. 3 - 31 at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center in Opelousas |
| Creole Mourning Customs, Oct 24 - Nov 1 at Magnolia Mound Plantation in Baton Rouge |
| Louisiana Cajun Mud Challenge, Nov. 7 at Mud Bugz Mud Park, 1099 Lake Martin Rd., in Lafayette |
| 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 10/9/2015
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: 15.1'
24 hour change: 0.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 12.7' by 10/14
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: 21.6'
24 hour change: +1.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 23.1' by 10/14
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 8.2'
24 hour change: +0.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 10.6' by 10/14
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 3.0'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.4' by 10/14
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: 6.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.5' by 10/13
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 4.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.3' by 10/13
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 3.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.4' by 10/13
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 3.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE 3.6' by 10/13
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.3'
Forecast: unavailable
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.7' by 10/14
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.9' by 10/13
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
8.48
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.77'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.48'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.34'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.26'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 4.87'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.68'
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