Greetings from DNR Secretary Scott Angelle and the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program
Atchafalaya Basin Program Research & Promotion Board Meeting: The Atchafalaya Basin Program Research & Promotion Board will meet on November 9 to discuss the Draft FY2013 Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan.
Atchafalaya Basin Program Research & Promotion Board Meeting November 9, 2011 9:00 am to 12:00pm Louisiana State Museum - Board Room 660 North 4th Street Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Atchafalaya Basin Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment System: The Atchafalaya Basin Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment System (ABNRIAS) is now available online at http://abp.cr.usgs.gov/
FY2011-2012 Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan: To view the FY2011-2012 Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan, go to www.basin.louisiana.gov.
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.
Data is for 10/27/2011
ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.
Mississippi 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: 20.1' Forecast: expect to FALL to 18.9' by 10/31
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: 19.4' Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.6' by 10/31
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: 6.52' Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.5' by 11/1
Atchafalaya River at Melville Flood Stage: 41' Stage: 4.09' Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.1' by 11/1
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs Flood Stage: 37' Stage: 3.54' Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.3' by 11/1
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose Flood Stage: 25' Stage: 3.15' Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.5' by 11/1
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW Flood Stage: 12' Stage: 2.4' Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.9' by 11/1
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point Flood Stage: 15' Stage: 1.8' Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.3' by 11/1
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City Flood Stage: 4' Stage: 1.46' Forecast: expect to RISE to 2.4' by 11/1 NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel Stage: 8.17'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel Stage: 5.29'
Bayou Courtableau Stage: 17.68'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island Stage: 2.48'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Stage: 5.37'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long Stage: 1.87'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose Stage: 5.08'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut Stage: 8.44'
Beau Bayou Swamp NA - Equipment malfunction
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson Stage: 9.81'
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