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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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| KATC: Organizers prepare for Rayne Frog Festival |
| The Advocate: The Nature Conservancy releases new computer program that helps with water management in Louisiana |
| LDWF: Single Boating Incident Leads to Fatality in Iberville Parish |
| Country Roads: Southern Dewberries: Often confused for blackberries, this wild plant fruits in April and May |
| The Advocate: Fishing Report: Verrett Basin, marshes south of U.S. 90 among freshwater hot spots |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Partially-filled 5-gallon buck perfect for onboard trash |
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| Save the Date: |
| Frog Festival, May 11 - 14 in Rayne |
| 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 |
| Spring inshore shrimp season opens, May 23 |
| LDWF Research, Management and Education Symposium, May 31 in Baton Rouge |
| Free Recreational Fishing Days, June 11-12, statewide |
| Angela Gregory from Paris to Port Allen exhibit at the West Baton Rouge Museum from April 2-June 12 |
| Atchafalaya Basin Program Research and Promotion Board Meeting, June 16 at 9 am in Baton Rouge |
| Free Cajun Music, Dance Lessons, June 7 - 23 at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve's Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice |
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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 5/13/2016
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: 36.9'
24 hour change: +1.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 38.9' by 5/18, expect to CREST at 39.5 on 5/16
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: 47.7'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 48.0' by 5/18, expect to CREST at 48.0 on 5/16
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 31.0'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 31.4' by 5/18
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 11.7'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 12.0' by 5/18
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: 28.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 27.9' by 5/18
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 21.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 21.5' by 5/18
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 19.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 19.3' by 5/18
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 14.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 13.9' by 5/18
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.2'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 8.2' through 5/18
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 8.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.4' by 5/18
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.0' by 5/18
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.61'
Fore Bay at Morganza Floodway Temporary Gage
Stage: 38.06'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 17.67'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.46'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 12.04'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 9.97'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 13.83'
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