Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
NEWS AND EVENTS
News:
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KATC: State sets drawdown to control vegetation on Lake Martin |
LDWF: Hunting Rules, Regulations, Season Schedules for 2016-17 Now Available |
KATC: LDWF Agents Participating in DWI Operation This Weekend |
The Advocate: With Mississippi River falling, bass, speckled trout action should continue to improve |
KATC: Mosquito information for Iberia Parish |
Louisiana Sportsman: Faulty grounding often the culprit with boat trailer issues |
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Save the Date: |
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 |
Louisiana Fishing Licences expire on June 30 |
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 |
The Backpacker on Water Paddle Demo, July 10 at BREC Milford Wampold Park at LSU Lakes in Baton Rouge |
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 |
3rd Annual Atchafalaya Basin Bowfishing Tournament, July 23-24, Bayou Amy Boat Launch in Henderson |
How High's the Water Mama?, art exhibition, July 25 - Aug 14 at the Glassell Gallery in Baton Rouge |
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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 6/24/2016
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: 22.1' 24 hour change: +0.4' Forecast: expect to RISE to 27.7' by 6/29
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: 36.1' 24 hour change: -0.6' Forecast: expect to FALL to 35.5' by 6/29
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge Flood Stage: 35' Stage: 20.5' 24 hour change: -0.7' Forecast: expect to FALL to 19.7' by 6/29
Mississippi River at New Orleans Flood Stage: 17' Stage: 6.3' 24 hour change: -0.3' Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.0' by 6/29
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: 16.4' Forecast: expect to FALL to 15.7' by 6/29
Atchafalaya River at Melville Flood Stage: 34' Stage: 11.9' Forecast: expect to FALL to 10.8' by 6/29
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs Flood Stage: 29' Stage: 10.6' Forecast: expect to FALL to 9.4' by 6/29
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose Flood Stage: 20' Stage: 8.2' Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.1' by 6/29
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW Flood Stage: 12' Stage: 6.4' Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.4' by 6/29
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point Flood Stage: 15' Stage: 5.3' Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.7' by 6/29
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City Flood Stage: 6' Stage: 3.7' Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.0' by 6/29
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel Stage: 5.63'
Bayou Courtableau Stage: 18.51'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long Stage: 4.81'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Stage: 9.00'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose Stage: 6.56'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson Stage: 10.79'
Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne Stage: 17.41'
Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long Stage: 8.89'
Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot Stage: 5.36'
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