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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 Advocate: Cold fronts should help hunters
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| WVUE: Heart of Louisiana: Legacy Cypress |
| KATC: Fact sheets on water resources in La. |
| Times-Picayune: Louisiana can again hold the ducks it used to, guide says |
| The Advocate: Photos: Crafts, music, food and fun at Atchafalaya Basin Festival |
| KATC: Heavy rainfall slows down sugar cane harvesting process |
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Save the Date:
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| Pine Needle Basket Class, Nov. 21 from 1 - 4 pm at the Louisiana State Arboretum in Ville Platte |
| El Festival Español de Nueva Iberia, Nov. 20 - 22 in at Bouligny Plaza in New Iberia |
| Autumn Harvest Camp, Nov. 23 and 24 from 9 am to 4 pm at Bluebonnet Swamp in Baton Rouge. |
| Black Friday Protest Paddle, Nov. 27 at 8 am at Lake Martin |
| 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 |
| Dutch Oven Cooking Demonstration, Dec. 5 from 10 am to 1 pm at the Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Les Mains Guidées: Soap Making, Dec. 5 from 10 am to noon at Vermilionville |
| Creole Christmas, Dec. 9 from 9 am to 5 pm at the Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Advanced Canoe/Kayak Lesson & Guided Paddle Trip, Dec. 12 from 8:30 - 11:30 am at Vermilionville |
| Old Time Christmas, Dec. 8 - 23 from 10 am to 4 pm at Vermilionville |
| Noël Acadien au Village, Nov. 28 to Dec 23 at 200 Greenleaf Dr. in Lafayette |
| Christmas on the Cajun Coast, Dec 1 - 31 throughout St. Mary Parish |
| Working the Wetlands, art exhibit featuring the fishing culture of southern Louisiana, Dec 5 through January 30 at LeMieux Galleries in New Orleans |
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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 11/17/2015
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: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 24.5' by 11/22
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: 26.1'
24 hour change: -0.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 25.5' by 11/22
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 12.3'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 11.9' by 11/22
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 4.5'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 4.5' through 11/22
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: 7.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.0' by 11/22
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 5.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.6' by 11/22
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 5.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.6' by 11/22
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 4.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.2' by 11/22
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.0'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 3.0' through 11/22
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 3.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.0' by 11/22
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 3.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.7' by 11/22
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.89'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 20.67'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.89'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 6.61'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 9.55'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 13.73'
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