Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS

News:

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
 
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
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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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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