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Greetings from DNR Secretary Scott Angelle and the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program
Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Meeting:
The TAG met today in Baton Rouge.
Technical Advisory Group Meeting
Thursday, October 20, 2011
9am-12pm
US Geological Survey Office
3535 S Sherwood Forest Blvd
Suite 120
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Atchafalaya Basin Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment System:
The Atchafalaya Basin Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment System (ABNRIAS) is now available online at http://abp.cr.usgs.gov/
FY2011-2012 Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan:
To view the HY2011-2012 Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan, go to www.basin.louisiana.gov.
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.Data is for 10/20/2011
ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.
Mississippi 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: 17.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 18.6' by 10/24
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: 20.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 18.8' by 10/24
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: 5.84'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.1' by 10/24
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 41'
Stage: 3.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.7' by 10/24
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 37'
Stage: 4.28'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.3' by 10/24
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 25'
Stage: 2.57'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.1' by 10/24
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.1'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 2.1' by 10/24
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 1.36'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 1.9' by 10/24
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 4'
Stage: 1.83'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 1.5' by 10/24
NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.8'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 4.86'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.29'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island
Stage: 2.36'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 5.45'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 1.65'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 5.18'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut
NA - Equipment malfunction
Beau Bayou Swamp
NA - Equipment malfunction
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 9.94'
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