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Hello from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
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Squirrel Hunting Season:
May 6 - 28
Frog season begins: June 1
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| KATC: LDWF announces Free Fishing Weekend in Louisiana |
| St. Mary Now: Officials begin closing floodgates |
| KPLC: Deadly virus threatens local crawfish industry |
| The Acadiana Advocate: Verret Basin experts share their tips on summer bass fishing |
| Louisiana Sportsman: What's that limit? Fish Rules app knows |
| Times-Picayune: How the brown pelican came back from the brink of extinction |
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Events:
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| ABP Technical Advisory Group Meeting, June 22 at 9:30 am at DNR in Baton Rouge |
| ABP Research and Promotion Board Meeting, June 29 at 9:30 am at DNR in Baton Rouge |
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| Krotz Springs Sportsmen's Heritage Festival, May 25-28 at the Krotz Springs fairgrounds |
| Dutch Oven Cooking, June 3 at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Creole Culture Day, June 4 at Vermilionville in Lafayette |
| Free Fishing Day, June 10 and 11 statewide |
| Shadows-on-the-Teche Children's History Camp, June 12-16 in New Iberia |
| Bushcraft, June 24 at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| 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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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 5/26/2017
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: 41.3'
24 hour change: 0.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 40.6' by 5/31
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: 57.7'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 58.0' on 5/29
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 40.3'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 40.8' on 5/30
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 16.2'
24 hour change: 0.0'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 16.5' on 6/1
Atchafalaya River
Atchafalaya River at Simmesport
Flood Stage: 47'
Stage: 37.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 37.9' by 5/31
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 29.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 29.7' by 5/31
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 26.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 26.6' by 5/31
Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 18.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 19.5' by 5/31
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 10.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.0' by 5/31
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 11.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 12.0' by 5/31
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 6.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.3' by 5/31
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 15.67'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.74'
Bayou Courtableau (inside the floodway)
Stage: 19.87'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 8.92'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 15.30'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 13.77'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 17.51'
Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 18.89'
Work Canal near I-10
Stage: 14.02'
Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 17.90'
Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 9.58'
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