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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 5/12/2017
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: 51.6'
24 hour change: 0.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 49.6' by 5/17
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: 51.5'
24 hour change: +0.5'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 55.0' on 5/20
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 34.1'
24 hour change: +0.4'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 38.0' on 5/21
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 13.1'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 14.8' on 5/22
Atchafalaya River at Simmesport
Flood Stage: 47'
Stage: 30.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 33.0' by 5/17
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 23.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 25.9' by 5/17
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 21.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 23.2' by 5/17
Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 15.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 16.8' by 5/17
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 8.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.9' by 5/17
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 9.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 10.3' by 5/17
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 5.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.8' by 5/17
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 13.55'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.57'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 27.00'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 6.63'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 12.66'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 12.02'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 15.80'
Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 18.67'
Work Canal near I-10
Stage: 10.30'
Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 15.04'
Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 7.23'
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