Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS

News:

Los Angeles Times: Residents ride home through alligator-infested waters in a flooded Louisiana neighborhood
The Acadiana Advocate: Fish, wildlife under stress from flood
KATC: Thursday Invest 99L Update
KATC: Disaster recovery centers open in Eunice, Breaux Bridge and New Iberia
KATC: United Way, Red Cross Donation and Distribution sites
The Advertiser: Schoeffler: What needs to be done about our waterways
LDWF: Waddill Wildlife Refuge And Outdoor Education Center Closed Indefinitely Because of Flooding
KATC: Mold prevention and removal tips after historic flood
Save the Date:
Cervid Importation Ban Public Hearings, Aug 24 - 30
Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, Sept. 1 - 5 in Morgan City
Les Mains Guidées: Cheese, Sept. 3 at Vermilionville
Atchafalaya Basin Program Research and Promotion Board Meeting, Sept 8 at 9:30 am in Baton Rouge
Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, Oct 13-16 at Lafayette's Girard Park

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Let us know if you have an upcoming event to promote the Basin!

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 8/25/2016

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: 24.9'
24 hour change: -0.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 20.7' by 8/30

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: 36.0'
24 hour change: +0.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 35.6' by 8/30

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 19.6'
24 hour change: +0.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 19.5' by 8/30

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 6.0'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.2' by 8/30

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: 16.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 15.9' by 8/30

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 11.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 11.3' by 8/30

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 10.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 10.5' by 8/30

Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 8.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.6' by 8/30

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 5.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.4' by 8/30

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 5.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.1' by 8/30

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 3.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.5 by 8/30

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.30'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 26.16'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 4.25'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 8.05'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 10.79'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.67'

Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 19.47'

Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 8.61'

Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 4.75'

   
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