Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS

News:

 

 

 

Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana 
KATC: Knotless fishing tackle invented in Lafayette
LA Sportsman: Put your hitch ball on TV
IThe Daily Iberian: Folk healing in this area has unique characteristics
KATC: Pink could soon be the new orange
LA Sportsman: Fishing facts vs fiction
Teche Today: Al Berard fund grants $10,000 to art and French culture efforts
The Advocate: Arnaudville festival showcases town's charms, artists and French heritage

Save the Date:
Angela Gregory from Paris to Port Allen exhibit at the West Baton Rouge Museum from April 2-June 12
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
Crawfish Festival in Breaux Bridge from May 6-8
Dutch oven cooking demonstration in St. Martinville on May 7
Conversations in French around the Coffee Pot in St. Martinville on May 14
Chitimacha Tour du Teche Paddle Race from New Iberia to Charenton on May 14
French Immersion Excursion (paddling) May 14
2016 Bayou Vermilion Festival and Boat Parade on May 15
Basinkeeper Paddle Trip at Lake Fausse Pointe State Park on May 15
2nd Annual Reduce, Reuse, Re-paddle Craft Race 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 4/26/2016

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: 22.8'
24 hour change: -0.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 25.7' by 5/1

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: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 43.6' by 5/1

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 30.0'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 27.9' by 5/1

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 11.3'
24 hour change: 0.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 10.6' by 5/1

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: 27.19'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 24.6' by 5/1

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 20.73'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 18.6' by 5/1

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 18.68'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 16.9' by 5/1

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 13.85'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 12.7' by 5/1

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.6' by 5/1

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 8.65'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.8' by 5/1

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.27'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.9' by 5/1

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.93'

Fore Bay at Morganza Floodway Temporary Gage
Stage: 40.95'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 19.38'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.58'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 11.96'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 10.42'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.44'

 

   
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