Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS

News:

CURRENT HUNTING SEASONS

Squirrel and Rabbit: Oct 1 - Feb 28
Daily bag limit: 8

Deer: Archery, Oct 1 - Jan 31
Daily bag limit: 1

The Daily Iberian: Battle of the Paddlers
LDWF and the Louisiana Trappers and Alligator Hunters Association to hold Trapping Workshops
KATC: Parts of Lake Fausse Pointe to close for one year after flood damage
The Midweek: Troop 33 Scouts paddle through Louisiana swamp
The Advertiser: Access to Lake Martin open after flood
LA Sportsman: Bowhunter shares story of fall to encourage safety harness use
The Advocate: Go deep for Belle River bass
Save the Date:
Fur Trappers Seminar, Oct 15 from 10 am to 3 pm at the LDWF Woodworth Outdoor Education Center in Woodworth
International Acadian Festival, Oct 14 - 16 at the Mark A. "Tony" Gulotta Bayou Plaquemine Waterfront Park, located at 57845 Foundry Street in Plaquemine
Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, Oct 13-16 at Lafayette's Girard Park
Festival Acadiens Full Moon Paddle - Forgotten Atchafalaya October 15
Restoration Roadshow - free consultations on flood damaged items on October 16
Cajun Coast Horseshoe Pitching Tournament in Patterson on October 16
St. Martinville Creole Farmers Markets Chariot Parade on October 16
Bushcraft Demostration at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site on October 22
Shake your Trail Feather in Breaux Bridge on October 22
Chitimacha Pow Wow in Charenton on October 22
Experience Louisiana Festival in Eunice, LA on October 22-23
5th Annual Sweet Dough Pie Festival in Grand Coteau on October 22
Blackpot Festival and Cookoff in Lafayette on October 28 and 29
Wine-making Workshop, Nov 5 from 10 am to 12 pm at Vermilionville
Trapping Workshop, Dec 3 in Abbeville

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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. Current Atchafalaya Basin water levels from NOAA.

Data is for 10/14/2016

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: 23.0'
24 hour change: -0.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 19.6' by 10/19

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: 29.8'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 30.5' by 10/19

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 15.1'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 15.4' by 10/19

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 4.6'
24 hour change: -0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.7' by 10/19

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: 10.15'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 10.7' by 10/19

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 6.57'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.9' by 10/19

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 6.02'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.1' by 10/19

Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 4.85'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.9' by 10/19

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.3' through 10/19

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.97'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.0' by 10/19

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.68'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.0' by 10/19

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.83'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.25'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.79'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 6.05'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 3.44'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 6.72'

   
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