Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS

News:

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

ABP: New tools allows users to construct virtual restoration projects in Atchafalaya Basin
The Advocate: Regulators revive program to test mercury levels of fish caught in Louisiana waters
Times-Picayune: Opening-day duck success down for Southeast Louisiana hunters
Louisiana Sportsman: Basin's bass bite continues despite high water, cooler temps
The Advocate: LWFC approves five-year zones map

Save the Date:

Healing Traditions, Nov. 14, 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
Al Berard Music Festival, Nov. 28 to benefit the Al Berard Memorial Music Fund at Community Foundation of Acadiana
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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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 11/10/2015

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: 18.1'
24 hour change: -0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 16.0' by 11/15

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: 27.9'
24 hour change: +0.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 27.3' by 11/15

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 12.9'
24 hour change: +0.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 12.7' by 11/15

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 4.0'
24 hour change: -0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.2' by 11/15

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: 9.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 9.4' by 11/15

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 6.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.3' by 11/15

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 5.6'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 5.6' through 11/15

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 4.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.6' by 11/15

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: 3.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.4' by 11/15

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.6' by 11/15

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
DISCONTINUED

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.39'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 23.94'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 3.05'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 7.03'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 9.20'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 13.30'

 

 

   
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