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Hello from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
NEWS AND EVENTS
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HUNTING SEASONS
Deer: Archery, Oct 16 - Feb 15
Squirrel and Rabbit: Oct 1 - Feb 28 (Daily bag limit: 8)
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| Acadiana Advocate: Lower water levels in Atchafalaya good for anglers, not so good for crawfishermen |
| Times-Picayune: With Bayou Bridge Pipeline, Louisiana again weighs oil, environment |
| Banner-Tribune: New Rules Shut Down Louisiana Crab Harvest |
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WAFB: Crawfish numbers are up, prices are low
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| Plaquemine Post South: Pipeline debate basically jobs versus environment |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Top 5 February Basin lures |
| Phys.org: NASA studies a rarity- growing Louisiana deltas |
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Events:
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| 12th Annual Eagle Expo and More, Feb 16 - 18 in Morgan City |
| Healing Traditions in Acadiana, medicinal plant workshop, February 18 from 11am - 12 pm at Vermilionville in Lafayette |
| Bushcraft, Feb 25 at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Courir de Mardi Gras at Eunice, Feb 24 - 28 |
| Dutch Oven Cooking, March 4 at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Bal du Dimanche in February, Sundays from 1 - 4 pm at Vermilionville in Lafayette |
| La Table Francaise, last Saturday of every month at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective in Arnaudville |
| 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 2/14/2017
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: 27.8'
24 hour change: +0.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 25.3 by 2/19
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: 35.2'
24 hour change: -0.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 33.1' by 2/19
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 21.0'
24 hour change: -1.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 18.3' by 2/19
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 6.8'
24 hour change: -0.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.5' by 2/19
Atchafalaya River
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: 17.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 15.3' by 2/19
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 12.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 10.9' by 2/19
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 11.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 9.9' by 2/19
Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 8.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.6' by 2/19
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 6.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.9' by 2/19
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 5.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.8' by 2/19
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 3.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.0' by 2/19
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 11.47'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.97'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 17.24'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 4.67'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 9.31'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 8.46'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 12.58'
Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 18.34'
Work Canal near I-10
Stage: 9.51'
Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 9.62'
Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 5.25'
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