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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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| The Advocate: Boating organizations warn against using higher ethanol fuel |
| Post South: Veterans to be honored at July 4 Hometown Celebration |
| The Advocate: Research: Amount of carbon dioxide in atmosphere might become big problems for crabs |
| The Advertiser: General Store open for business |
| LDWF: 2017 Louisiana Duck Stamp Competition |
| Science: Yes, Zika will soon spread in the United States. But it won't be a disaster |
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| Save the Date: |
| Free Cajun Music, Dance Lessons, June 7 - 23 at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve's Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice |
| Native Herbs, workshop presented by the Capital Area Native Plant society, June 23 at 6:30 pm at the Burden Museum & Gardens Conference Center in Baton Rouge |
| 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 |
| Friends of the Atchafalaya, monthly meeting, June 28 at 6:30 pm in Butte La Rose |
| 3rd Annual Atchafalaya Basin Bowfishing Tournament, July 23-24, Bayou Amy Boat Launch in Henderson |
| Avoyelles Arts and Music Fest, July 4 from 11 am to 6 pm in St. Martinville |
| Fireworks on the River, July 4 at Nall Park in Krotz Springs |
| Jeanerette Museum 40th Anniversary Celebration, July 10 at 2 pm in Jeanerette |
| Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting, July 13 at 10 am at Capitol Park Welcome Center, 702 River Road North, in Baton Rouge |
| How High's the Water Mama?, art exhibition, July 25 - Aug 14 at the Glassell Gallery in Baton Rouge |
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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 6/17/2016
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: 21.7'
24 hour change: -0.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 23.7' by 6/22
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: 41.0'
24 hour change: -0.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 37.5' by 6/22
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 25.4'
24 hour change: -0.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 21.9' by 6/22
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 8.7'
24 hour change: -0.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.6' by 6/22
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: 21.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 17.9' by 6/22
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 15.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 14.1' by 6/22
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 14.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 12.8' by 6/22
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 10.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 9.7' by 6/22
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 7.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.6' by 6/22
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 6.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.3' by 6/22
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 4.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.1' by 6/22
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.48'
Fore Bay at Morganza Floodway Temporary Gage
Stage: 36.70'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.61'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 5.64'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 10.38'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 8.59'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 12.71'
Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 17.71'
Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 11.16'
Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 6.19'
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