Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
NEWS AND EVENTS
News:
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The USGS would like to inform the public that due to reductions in funding the following water gages are scheduled to be discontinued within one month:
Murphy Lake Beau Bayou Lake Pelba at I-10 Bayou Fusillier of the Swamps Bayou La Rose (in Beau Bayou management unit) American Pass at Little Bayou Sorrel
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LA Sportsman: Hefty bass stringers still possible after Atchafalaya Basin fishing regulations changes |
The News Star: A love for the beauty of Louisiana |
The Daily Iberian: Helping Catfish Spawn |
WWL: LDWF seeks public input on waterfowl zone changes |
LA Sportsman: Florida gene never took hold in Atchafalaya Basin bass |
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Save the Date:
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Cinema Française, Oct. 22 at 7 pm at the NUNU Arts and Culture Collective in Arnaudville |
Baton Rouge Cajun French Music Association Dance, Oct. 23 |
Rougarou Fest Oct. 24 and 25 in Houma, LA |
Guided Canoe Tour in Chicot, Oct. 24 from 2 - 4 pm at Chicot State Park in Ville Platte |
Sweet Dough Pie Festival, Oct. 24 from 9 am - 3 pm at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Grand Coteau |
Swamp Haunted Hikes, Oct. 16, 23, and 30 at BREC's Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center in Baton Rouge |
Moonlight Paddle in Manchac Swamp, Oct. 24 |
Harvest Moon Paddle and Supper at Lake Martin, Oct. 25 |
Women''s Outdoor Recreation Workshop, Oct. 29 |
Blackpot Festival and Cookoff, Oct. 30 |
Louisiana Book Festival, Oct. 31 |
La Table Francaise at NUNU's, Oct. 31 |
Cypress Swamp Photography with Georg Popp, Oct. 31 |
6th Annual Fall Festival & Gumbo Cookoff, Oct. 31 from 11 am - 5 pm at the Bayou Plaquemine Waterfront Park |
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 |
ABP Research and Promotion Board Meeting, Novmber 5 |
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Meeting, November 5 |
Send in your Basin Pics!
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 10/13/2015
ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.
Data is for 10/20/2015
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: 10.7' 24 hour change: +0.1' Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 10.7' through 10/25
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: 19.8' 24 hour change: unavailable Forecast: expect to FALL to 18.2' by 10/25
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge Flood Stage: 35' Stage: 8.0' 24 hour change: -0.1' Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.1' by 10/25
Mississippi River at New Orleans Flood Stage: 17' Stage: 3.6' 24 hour change: +0.2' Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.1' by 10/25
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: 5.5' Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.0' by 10/25
Atchafalaya River at Melville Flood Stage: 34' Stage: 3.9' Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.4' by 10/25
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs Flood Stage: 29' Stage: 3.5' Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.1' by 10/25
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose Flood Stage: 20' Stage: 3.3' Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.2' by 10/25
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW Flood Stage: 12' Stage: 2.8' Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 2.8' through 10/25
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point Flood Stage: 15' Stage: 2.6' Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 2.6' through 10/25
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City Flood Stage: 6' Stage: 2.7' Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.2' by 10/25
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel 8.59'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel Stage: 5.84'
Bayou Courtableau Stage: 18.52'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long Stage: 2.56'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Stage: 6.18'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose Stage: 4.59'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson Stage: 8.42'
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