Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS

News:

 

 

KATC: Part of Bayou Amy closed due to downed power lines
KLFY: When it comes to crawfish, how do you do your boil?
Louisiana Sportsman: Partially-filled 5-gallon bucket perfect for onboard trash
LDWF to host 12th Annual Step Outside on May 7 at Sherburne WMA
179 Boaters Certified During "Boating Education Lagniappe Day"
KATC: New Iberia students create nesting boxes for catfish
The Advertiser: 'Crawfish Guy' from Rouses shares his fascinating story
Squarespace: The Ugandan Dictator and the Louisiana Crayfish
Daily Mail: Billy Connoly's meetings with monsters
Journal Star: Former Chinese diamond exporter plans Asian carp harvesting facility in Beardstown

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
Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting in Baton Rouge on May 4
National Tourism and Travel Week May 1 - May 7
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 5/3/2016

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: 31.4'
24 hour change: +2.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 34.7' by 5/7

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: 43.7'
24 hour change: -0.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 47' by 5/7

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 28.1'
24 hour change: -0.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 30.4' by 5/7

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 10.8'
24 hour change: 0.0'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 10.8' by 5/7

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: 23.96'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 27.4' by 5/7

Atchafalaya River at Melville
FLOOD WARNING
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 18.39'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 20.8' by 5/7

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
FLOOD WARNING
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 16.61'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 18.5' by 5/7

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
FLOOD WARNING
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 12.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 14.0' by 5/7

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.9' by 5/7

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 6.25'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.7' by 5/7

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.7' by 5/7


Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.85'

Fore Bay at Morganza Floodway Temporary Gage
Stage: 38.79'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 21.50'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.82'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 11.75'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 10.52'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.69'

 

   
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