Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS

News:

Country Roads: Postmark Bayou Chene: Gwen Roland's first novel draws on stories her grandmother told her
Louisiana Sportsman: Public Rambling: November rut heats up at Atchafalaya Delta WMA
The Advocate: Ask The Advocate: Reader says I-10 between Whiskey Bay and Lafayette is in 'deplorable' condition
Atlas Obscura: Driftwood Sculptures from America's Largest Swamp
 

Save the Date:

Louisiana Shorts, Dec 1 at 7 pm: Five short films made in and about Louisiana including "Mind of the Maker," a film about an Atchaflaya boat builder, Manship Theater, Baton Rouge
Caroling at the Lock, Dec. 3 at 6 pm at the Plaquemine Lock Historic Site
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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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 12/1/2015

ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 48 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: 32.2'
24 hour change: +3.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 39.5' by 12/6

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: 37.8'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 40.9' by 12/6

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 22.3'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 25.4' by 12/6

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 7.1'
24 hour change: 0.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.3' by 12/6

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: 18.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 22.2' by 12/6

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 13.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 16.9' by 12/6

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 11.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.8' by 12/6

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 9.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.0' by 12/6

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 5.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.1' by 12/6

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 5.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.1' by 12/6

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 3.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.7' by 12/6

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.31'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.53'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 4.04'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 8.18'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 9.76'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 13.92'

 

 

 

   
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