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Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
NEWS AND EVENTS
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HUNTING SEASONS
Deer: Archery, Oct 16 - Feb 15
Primitive Firearms, Jan 30-31 (bucks only); Jan 23-29 (either sex)
Firearms, Nov 19 - Jan 22
Ducks, Coots and Mergansers: Dec. 17 - Jan. 22
Squirrel and Rabbit: Oct 1 - Feb 28
Daily bag limit: 8
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The Advocate: Deer hunting with dogs spans generations
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| KATC: NASA launches 8 mini-satellites for hurricane forecasting |
| USGS: How Much Water Do We Use? |
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Sioux City Journal: Cherokee man gets his gator
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| Deer-hunting season is in full swing-- be careful out there! |
Events:
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| Dutch Oven Cooking, Jan 7 at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| French Immersion Excursion (song workshop), Jan 16 in Pierre Part |
| Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting, Jan 18 at 10 am at the Capitol Park Conference Center, 702 River Road North, in Baton Rouge |
| Kayaking 101 - Basic Flatwater Skills, Jan 21 at 2 pm at Lake Martin in Breaux Bridge |
Bayou Teche History and Heritage Talk, Jan 25 at 6 pm at the Jeanerette Museum in New Iberia
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| Bushcraft, Jan 28 at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Southern Atchafalaya Eagle Paddle, Feb 11 from 9 am to 5 pm, Pack & Paddle |
| Les Courdre Pointes Quilting Circle, every Thursday from 1:30 - 3:30 pm at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective in Arnaudville |
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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. Current Atchafalaya Basin water levels from NOAA.
Data is for 12/15/2016
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: 20.4'
24 hour change: -0.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 18.2' by 12/20
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: 27.4'
24 hour change: ---
Forecast: expect to FALL to 26.8' by 12/20
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 13.0'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 12.2' by 12/20
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 4.2'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to HOLD at 4.2' by 12/20
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: no data
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 6.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.3' by 12/20
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 5.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.8' by 12/20
Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 4.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.7' by 12/20
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 3.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.8' by 12/20
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.4' by 12/20
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 1.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.1' by 12/20
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.99'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.43'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 22.63'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.50'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 6.23'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 8.16'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 12.15'
Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 17.41'
Work Canal near I-10
Stage: 8.74'
Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 4.96'
Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 2.83'
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