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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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| Louisiana Sportsman: Henderson Lake is a bream heaven |
| The Advocate: State environmental workers back out on Louisiana waters, catching fish for mercury testing |
| Times-Picayune: This duck season won't be what Louisiana hunters are used to |
| Gulf Restoration Network: Tour with Atchafalaya Basinkeeper |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Enjoy Morgan City catfish haul |
| The Advocate: Wanted: Gator hunters; experience (obviously) required; contact Louisiana Wildlife, Fisheries |
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| Save the Date: |
| 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 |
| Fireworks on the River, July 4 at Nall Park in Krotz Springs |
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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 6/10/2016
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: 26.7'
24 hour change: -0.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 21.8' by 6/15
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: 45.3'
24 hour change: -0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 42.4' by 6/15
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 29.0'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 26.4' by 6/15
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 10.1'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 9.9' by 6/15
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: 24.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 22.2' by 6/15
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 18.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 16.5' by 6/15
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 17.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 15.0' by 6/15
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 12.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 11.3' by 6/15
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 7.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.5' by 6/15
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 7.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.5' by 6/15
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 4.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.6' by 6/15
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.03'
Fore Bay at Morganza Floodway Temporary Gage
Stage: 36.70'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 19.69'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.18'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 11.28'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 9.46'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 13.48'
Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 17.99'
Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 12.72'
Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 6.81'
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