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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 Daily Iberian: Bayou Teche Oil Spill contained |
| To Wander Freely Blog |
| Baton Rouge Business Report: New Baton Rouge Zoo could feature zip lines and sky lift in efforts to give visitors new views of park |
| The Daily Iberian: Bayard's Bears #1 |
| The Journal Pearland: Brazoria County Crawfish Fest chosen for international feature |
| The Advocate: We have bigger problems than water, wind; it's access to fishing |
| Country Roads: Catch, Cook, Sleep |
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| Save the Date: |
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Cycle Zydeco, 4-day bicycle tour of Acadiana, March 30 - April 3
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| Paddle Bayou Lafourche from Donaldsonville to Lockport, March 31st |
| Cypress Sawmill Festival, April 1-3 in Patterson, LA |
| Kite Fest Louisiane, April 1-3 in Port Allen, LA |
| Becoming an outdoors woman, April 1-3 contact LDWF for more information |
| Top of the Teche leonville to Arnaudville, LA on April 2 |
| Les Mains Guidees: Flint and Steel Fire Starting on April 2 at Vermilionville |
| Walk with the Birds at Bluebonnet Swamp in Baton Rouge on April 2 |
| Music on the River, Plauemine Lock State Historic Site, April 2 |
| Dutch Oven Cooking Demonstration at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville on April 2 |
| Acadiana Poboy Festival in Lafayette on April 2 |
| Angela Gregory from Paris to Port Allen exhibit at the West Baton Rouge Museum from April 2-June 12 |
| 3rd Annual Cajun Classique cruising down the Bayou Teche from April 4-10 |
| Acadiana Fly Rodders Program in Lafayette on April 5 |
| Annual Seniors Bass Tournament in Belle River on April 8 |
| Cabela's King Kat Tournament Trail in Morgan City April 9 |
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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 3/29/2016
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: 25.6'
24 hour change: -0.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 28.3' by 4/3
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: 54.7'
24 hour change: -0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 50.1' by 4/3
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 37.5'
24 hour change: -0.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 33.6' by 4/3
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 14.8'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 13.9' by 4/3
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: 34.66'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 30.6' by 4/3
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 27.03'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 23.3' by 4/3
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 24.07'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 21.2' by 4/3
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Warning
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 17.49'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 15.5' by 4/3
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 10'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 10' by 4/3
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
FLOOD WARNING
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 10.85'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 9' by 4/3
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
FLOOD WARNING
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 6.77'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.4' by 4/3
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.15'
Fore Bay at Morganza Floodway Temporary Gage
Stage: 50.51'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 19.66'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 9.00'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 14.70'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 13.80'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 17.77'
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