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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 4/7/2017
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: 38.9'
24 hour change: +1.2'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 42.0' on 4/13
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: 40.1'
24 hour change: +.05'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 45.0' on 4/24
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 24.1'
24 hour change: +0.5'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 29.5' on 4/24
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 7.4'
24 hour change: 0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.9' by 4/12
Atchafalaya River
Atchafalaya River at Simmesport
Flood Stage: 47'
Stage: 21.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 24.7' by 4/12
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 15.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 18.5' by 4/12
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 13.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 16.4' by 4/12
Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 10.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.6' by 4/12
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 5.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.2' by 4/12
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 5.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE at 6.4' by 4/12
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 3.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.5' by 4/12
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 11.02'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.63'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.62'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 4.28'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 8.84'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 8.95'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 12.97'
Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 19.36'
Work Canal near I-10
Stage: 9.20'
Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 10.14
Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 4.69'
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