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Hello from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
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Turkey Hunting Season:
March 25 - April 23
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LDWF: LDWF, LSU AgCenter Issues Warning On Transporting Roseau Cane From Plaquemines Parish to Other Parts of State
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| Louisiana Sportsman: Lake Henderson crappie fishing tips |
| KATC: Louisiana Senate agrees to limit hunting sales tax holiday |
| Times-Picayune: Commission makes significant changes to Louisiana's hunting seasons |
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The Town Talk: Natural Resources Committee moves 3 bills to Senate
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The Natchez Democrat: Wrangling the river: Local historian writes about past, future efforts to control river
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Events:
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| Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival, April 21 and 22 in Franklin |
| Acadiana YHEC Family Fishing Contest, April 22 on Lake Fausse Pointe out of Marsh Field Boat Landing |
| Friends of the Atchafalaya Annual Meeting, April 25 at 6:30 pm at the EBR Library Bluebonnet Branch in Baton Rouge |
| Etoufée Festival, April 28 in Arnaudville |
| Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting, May 10 at 10 am in Baton Rouge |
| 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 |
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Send in your Basin Pics!
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 4/21/2017
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: 31.1'
24 hour change: -1.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 31.4' by 4/25
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: 45.7'
24 hour change: -0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 43.6' by 4/25
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 30.1'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 28.5' by 4/25
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 11.4'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 11.0' by 4/25
Atchafalaya River
Atchafalaya River at Simmesport
Flood Stage: 47'
Stage: 25.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 24.6' by 4/25
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 19.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 18.6' by 4/25
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 17.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 16.6' by 4/26
Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 13.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 12.5' by 4/26
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 7.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.0' by 4/26
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 7.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL at 7.3' by 4/26
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 4.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.0' by 4/26
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 12.32'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.14'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 17.70'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 5.41'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 11.10'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 10.11'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 13.97'
Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 18.10'
Work Canal near I-10
Stage: 10.11'
Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 12.82'
Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 5.95'
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