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Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS

News:

 

UPDATE The Examiner: Atchafalaya River Basin King Kat Tourney CANCELLED
LDWF Approves Hunting Seasons, Hunting Regulations, and WMA Rules for Upcoming Seasons
LDWF Continues to monitor for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in State's White-tailed deer population
The Advertiser: Take a walk in Robicheaux's footsteps
NOLA Times Picayune: Louisiana boaters had six injuries, two fatalities last month reminder of LDWF Boating Education Lagniappe Day, statewide locations on April 23
The Champion: Conjuring bayou ghosts with Barry Sons
Louisiana Sportsman: Hog season wrap-up
The Advocate: Fishing report
KALB: Down home Spring Bayou tour
U.S. Gulf Coast States Geotourism MapGuide: Sarto Old Iron Bridge

Save the Date:
Angela Gregory from Paris to Port Allen exhibit at the West Baton Rouge Museum from April 2-June 12
Cajun Hot Sauce Festival in New Iberia April 8-10
Annual Seniors Bass Tournament in Belle River on April 8
Lache Pas le Francaise History Harvest in Lafayette on April 9
Plaquemine Spring Festival on April 9
Bayou Cleanup in Parks on April 9
Conversations in French around the coffee pot in St. Martinville on April 9
Balfa Week at Vermilionville Lafayette, LA April 9-14
Healing Traditions of Louisiana in Jeanerette on April 13
Fire and Water/Le Feu et L'Eau Rural Arts Celebration in Arnaudville April 15-17
Bayou Teche Wooden Boat Show in Franklin on April 15
Sarto Bridge Centennial in Big Bend, LA on April 16
Earth Day at Vermilionville on April 17
LDWF Boating Education Lagniappe Day, statewide locations on April 23
3rd Annual Cajun Classique on April 25

 

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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 4/1/2016

ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.

DATA IS FOR 4/8/2016

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: 30.6'
24 hour change: -0.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 26.2' by 4/12

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: 49.7'
24 hour change: -0.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 50.7' by 4/12

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 32.8'
24 hour change: -0.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 33.5' by 4/12

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 12.4'
24 hour change: UNK
Forecast: expect to RISE to 12.5' by 4/12

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: 29.79'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 31' by 4/12

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 23.19'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 24.1' by 4/12

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 20.82'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.4' by 4/12

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Warning
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 15.43'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 15.7' by 4/12

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 9.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.4' by 4/12

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
FLOOD WARNING
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 8.46'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.5' by 4/12

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
FLOOD WARNING
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.96'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.1' by 4/12


Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.09'

Fore Bay at Morganza Floodway Temporary Gage
Stage: 44.27'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.54'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 7.92'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 13.30'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 12.57'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 16.65'

   
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