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Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS

News:

 

US Army Corps of Engineers: Public Notice for Beau Bayou Water Management Unit (Comment period ends 6/11/2016)
Louisiana Sportsman: Expert tips for Atchfalaya Basin bass fishing
LDWF: Enjoy a Weekend of Free Fishing in Louisiana
USGS: A Climate Change Adaptation Plan in Response to Sea Level Rise for the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana
LSU: Working Landscapes: Calumet Crossings
Discovering a New Ecosystem through Science Research: Watch the Delta Grow
 
Save the Date:
St. John School Open Bass Tournament, June 4,  check-in from 4:30-8 am and weigh-in from 1-3 pmJack Miller's La. 75 at La. 3066
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 6/3/2016

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: 30.5'
24 hour change: -0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 26.8' by 6/8

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: 45.5'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 45.2' by 6/8

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 29.2'
24 hour change: 0.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 28.9' by 6/8

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 10.9'
24 hour change: 0.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.0' by 6/8

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: 25.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 25.1' by 6/8

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 19.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 19.1' by 6/8

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 17.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 17.2' by 6/8

Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 12.8'

Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 12.8' through 6/8
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.0'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 8.0' through 6/8

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 7.9'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 7.9 through 6/8

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.0'
Forecast: expect to REMAIN at 5.0' through 6/8

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.66'

Fore Bay at Morganza Floodway Temporary Gage
Stage: 36.71'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.81'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.16'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 11.35'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 9.05'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 12.93'

Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 17.97'

Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 12.85'

Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 6.82'

 

 

   
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