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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: Macaluso fishing report: Balmy days changing patterns |
| LDWF: LDWF Enhances Spawning Habitat on False River |
| Times-Picayune: What happens to seafood, game seized by LDWF? |
| The Advocate: High water a problem for duck hunters |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Get accessories for your GPS unit now |
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Save the Date:
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Washington Christmas parade, Dec. 11 at 7 pm. The parade will start at the corner of Bridge and MLK streets and proceed down Main Street before ending at the Washington Festival Grounds.
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| Advanced Canoe/Kayak Lesson & Guided Paddle Trip, Dec. 12 from 8:30 - 11:30 am at Vermilionville |
| Conversations in French around the Coffee Pot, Dec. 12 from 9 - 10:30 am at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Bayou Vermilion Intermediate/Advanced Canoe/Kayak Guided Paddle Trip, Dec. 12 from 8:30 - 11:30 am at Vermilionville |
| Kayaking 101 at Lake Martin, Dec. 13 at 11 am in Breaux Bridge |
| 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 |
| Bayou Vermilion Novice Canoe/Kayak Lesson, Dec. 26 from 8:30 - 11:30 am at Vermilionville |
| Christmas on the Cajun Coast, Dec 1 - 31 throughout St. Mary Parish |
| Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting, Jan. 6 at 10 am at the Capitol Park Welcome Center in Baton Rouge. |
| 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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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 12/11/2015
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: 34.5'
24 hour change: -2.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 27.0' by 12/16
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: 46.4'
24 hour change: +0.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 47.6' by 12/16
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 30.2'
24 hour change: +0.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 31.8' by 12/16
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 11.6'
24 hour change: +0.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.9' by 12/16
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: 26.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 27.6' by 12/16
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 19.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.4' by 12/16
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 17.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 19.4' by 12/16
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 12.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.9' by 12/16
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 6.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.7' by 12/16
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 7.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.3' by 12/16
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 3.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.4' by 12/16
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.07'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 17.49'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 4.89'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 10.51'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 8.83'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 12.70'
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