Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Hello from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

News:

The Advertiser: Scott man lost in Atchafalaya Basin found alive
The Acadiana Advocate: Wow! Giant largemouths caught in Atchafalaya Basin in Anglers Against Autism event
WAFB: Crawfish named Emile won't become a meal after pardoning at U.S. Mint

LDWF: Registration for the Spring Women's Fishing Workshops is Now Open!

Louisiana Sportsman: Top 10 springtime boating maintenance tips
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Events:
Conservationist Jane Goodall to speak at Tulane University, March 16 at 7 pm at the Dixon Hall auditorium
Bushcraft, March 25 from 9 to 10 am at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site
Spring Celebration, March 25 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
Atchafalaya History Kids Summer Camp, June 19-23 and June 26-30 at the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen

Send in your Basin Pics!

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. Current Atchafalaya Basin water levels from NOAA.

Data is for 3/6/2017

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: 37.6'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 34.7' by 3/15

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: 33.1'
24 hour change: +1.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 41.4' by 3/15

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 17.1'
24 hour change: +1.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 25.4' by 3/15

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 5.0'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.0' by 3/15
Atchafalaya River

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 10.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 17.2' by 3/15

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 9.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 15.4' by 3/15

Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 6.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.3' by 3/15

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 4.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.2' by 3/15

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 3.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.0' by 3/15

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.7' by 3/15

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.78'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.45'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 17.74'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 3.13'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 6.88'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 6.73'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 10.72'

Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 7.23'

Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 3.54'

   
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