Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Happy Earth Day from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS

News:

Avoyelles Today: Tourism Commission Release Pamphlet for Self-Guided Tours of Spring Bayou
USA Today: NOLA's backyard: Boudin and beyond in Cajun Country
St. Martin council changes times for parish's parks
The Advocate: Bayou Black, Grand Isle areas among week's top fishing targets
The Advocate: Louisiana Photographic Society gallery showcases iconic scenes, colorful wildlife, intriguing people
The Advocate: Bass angler Steve Fontana continues quest for perfect spinnerbait
LDWF to hold summer day camps in Baton Rouge

Save the Date:
Angela Gregory from Paris to Port Allen exhibit at the West Baton Rouge Museum from April 2-June 12
Conversations in Immersion in Lafayette on April 21-22
Annual Putt Putt Boat Pilgrimage to Bayou Chene on April 23
Bushcraft at the Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site on April 23
LDWF Boating Education Lagniappe Day, statewide locations on April 23
Jazz Brunch at the Shadows in New Iberia on April 24
3rd Annual Cajun Classique on April 25 -May 1
CrawFete BR in Baton Rouge on April 28
Cub Scout Soap Box Derby in Plaquemine April 29 - May 1
Audubon Day at Hill Memorial Library on April 30
La Table Francaise at NUNU's on April 30
Breaux Bridge Annual Rice and Gravy Cookoff on April 30
Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting in Baton Rouge on May 4
Basinkeeper Paddle Trip at Lake Fausse Pointe State Park on May 15

 

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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 4/22/2016

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: 26.4'
24 hour change: -1.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 21.8' by 4/27

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: 46.3'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 47.0' by 4/27

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 29.9'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 30.6' by 4/27

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 11.5'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.6' by 4/27

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: 26.62'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 27.5' by 4/27

Atchafalaya River at Melville
FLOOD WARNING
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 20.51'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.3' by 4/27

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
FLOOD WARNING
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 18.49'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 19.1' by 4/27

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 13.77'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.2' by 4/27

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.9' by 4/27

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 8.34'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.7' by 4/27

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.38'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.6' by 4/27


Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.27'

Fore Bay at Morganza Floodway Temporary Gage
Stage: 40.92'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 20.87'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.87'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 12.13'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 10.58'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.61'

 

   
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