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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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| Times-Picayune: 14 Fascinating Crawfish Facts |
| Dept. of Ag and Forestry: Emerald Ash Borer Found in Union Parish |
| Banner-Tribune: Basin Bream Bite Heating Up |
| KATC: Safe Boating Week tips from Wildlife and Fisheries |
| KATC: American Sugar Cane League: 2016 crop shows good potential |
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| Save the Date: |
| Creole Zydeco & Okra Festival, May 20 - 21 in St. Martinville |
| Tunica-Biloxi Pow Wow, May 20 - 21 at the Paragon Casino Resort Convention Center in Marksville |
| Spring inshore shrimp season opens, May 23 |
Friends of the Atchafalaya Monthly Meeting, May 24 at 7 pm at the LA Wildlife Federation Office at 337 S. Acadian Thruway in Baton Rouge
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| Louisiana Safe Boating Week, May 21 - 27 |
| Art on the Bayou, May 28 from 10 am - 4 pm at the Bayou Plaquemine Waterfront Park |
| Krotz Springs Sportsmen's Heritage Festival, May 26 - 29 at 562 Front Street in Krotz Springs |
| Bal du Dimanche, May 22 and 29 from 1 - 4 pm at the Vermilion Performance Center in Lafayette |
| LDWF Research, Management and Education Symposium, May 31 in Baton Rouge |
| Swamp Bird Walks at Bluebonnet, June 4 from 7 - 9 am in Baton Rouge |
| Festival du Bayou Cajun, June 4 from 9 am at Evergreen Cajun Center in Houma |
| Rendez Vous des Cajuns, June 4 at 6 pm at Liberty Center in Eunice |
| 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 |
| Guest Chefs at Prairie Acadian Cultural Center, every Saturday at 4 pm at Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice |
| Old Fashioned Fais-Do-Do Barn Dance, Saturday nights in June at Lakeview RV Park in Eunice |
| 3rd Annual Atchafalaya Basin Bowfishing Tournament, July 23-24, Bayou Amy Boat Launch in Henderson |
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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 5/20/2016
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: 35.4'
24 hour change: -1.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 29.8' by 5/25
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: 48.3'
24 hour change: 0.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 48.5' by 5/25, CRESTING
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 31.6'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 31.8' by 5/25
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 12.2'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 12.0' by 5/25
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: 28.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 27.8' by 5/25
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 21.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 21.4' by 5/25
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 19.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 19.5' by 5/25
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 14.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 14.0' by 5/25
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.5'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 8.5' through 5/25
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 8.7'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 8.7' through 5/25
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.2' by 5/25
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.15'
Fore Bay at Morganza Floodway Temporary Gage
Stage: 37.52'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.84'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.75'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 12.34'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 10.16'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 13.81'
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