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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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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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The Advocate: Report attempts to provide information to help manage cypress forests along Louisiana's coast
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| The Advertiser: Step-N-Strut hosting its last trail ride - almost |
| KATC: Exhibit on the Chitimacha Tribe open at Acadian Cultural Center |
| The Advocate: Duck hunters face rainy opener |
| The Advocate: Joe Macaluso: Another rainy cold front ahead |
| KATC: Changes approved for duck hunting zones for 2016-17 |
| US Board on Geographic Names Officially Names "Skerret Point" |
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Save the Date:
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| Atchafalaya Basin Sweep, Nov. 7 from 8 - noon. Registration required: contact romy.andaya@scouting.org |
| Attakapas Trade Day, Nov. 7 from 10 am to 3 pm at the Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Dutch Oven Cooking Demonstration, Nov. 7 from 10 am to 1 pm at the Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Native American beadwork workshop, Nov. 7 from 10 am - noon at Vermilionville |
| Cracklin' Festival, Nov. 5 - 8 in Port Barre |
| Healing Traditions, quarterly lecture series hosted by the Lafayette Master Gardeners, 11 am to noon at Vermilionville |
| Atchafalaya Basin Festival, Nov. 14 in Henderson |
| Bayou Vermilion Intermediate/Advanced Canoe/Kayak Guided Paddle Trip, Nov. 14 from 8:30 - 11:30 am at Vermilionville |
| Bayou Teche Paddle and Sunday Brunch, Nov. 15 from Leonville to Arnaudville. |
| Bayou Vermilion Novice Canoe/Kayak Lesson & Guided Paddle Trip, Nov. 28 from 8:30 to 11:30 am at Vermilionville |
| Bushcraft, Nov. 28 from 9 - 10 am at the Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Les Mains Guidées: Soap Making, Dec. 5 from 10 am to noon at Vermilionville |
| Old Time Christmas, Dec. 8 - 23 from 10 am to 4 pm at Vermilionville |
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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 11/6/2015
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: 16.5'
24 hour change: -1.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 17.6' by 11/11
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: 24.6'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 26.7' by 11/11
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 10.6'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 12.5' by 11/11
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 3.5'
24 hour change: -0.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.1' by 11/11
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: 6.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.6' by 11/11
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 4.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.3' by 11/11
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 4.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.3' by 11/11
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 3.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.3' by 11/11
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: unavailable
Forecast: unavailable
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.9' by 11/11
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.8' by 11/11
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
DISCONTINUED
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.42'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 22.11'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.93'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.92'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 8.21'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 12.22'
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