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Hello from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
The FY 2018 Atchafalaya Basin Annual Plan has passed both the State House and Senate with unanimous bi-partisan support. Projects in the plan include: Depth Restoration in Grand Lake, Hydrologic Restoration of the East Grand Lake Water Management Unit, two boat launches, a walking trail at the Atchafalaya Welcome Center, and a Geocache trail. Thanks to everyone who supported us along the way!
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Frog season begins: June 1
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| ABP: Renovation work completed at Wilson's Landing in St. Mary parish- ready for summertime fun |
Louisiana Sportsman: The chinquapin run: Flat Lake fishing takes off this month
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| Country Roads: The Black Bear Comeback |
LDWF: 2018 Louisiana Duck Stamp Competition
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| A Word's Worth: Restoring the Prairie |
| The Advertiser: 1927 flood on Mississippi River, Atchafalaya River changed Louisiana forever |
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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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| Les Main Guidées: Boudin, June 3 at Vermilionville in Lafayette |
| 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 Weekend, 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 |
| 4th Annual Southwest Louisiana Attakapas Opelousas Prairie Tribe Festival, July 29 at the Farmer's Market Pavilion in Opelousas |
| The River Rises: Historical Floods, June 3 - Aug 27 at the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen |
| Water Trails of the Atchafalaya, June 17 - Oct 29 at the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen |
| 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 6/2/2017
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: 41.7'
24 hour change: -0.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 36.0' by 6/7
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: 57.3'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 56.5' by 6/7
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 40.2'
24 hour change: 0.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 39.4' by 6/7
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 16.2'
24 hour change: 0.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 15.9' by 6/7
Atchafalaya River
Atchafalaya River at Simmesport
Flood Stage: 47'
Stage: 36.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 36.2' by 6/7
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 28.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 28.2' by 6.7
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 25.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 25.3' by 6/7
Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 18.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 18.4' by 6/7
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 11.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 11.2' by 6/7
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 11.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 11.1' by 6/7
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 7.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.0' by 6/7
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 16.91'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.21'
Bayou Courtableau (inside the floodway)
Stage: 20.47'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 10.10'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 15.73'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 14.14'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 17.87'
Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 18.95'
Work Canal near I-10
Stage: 14.86'
Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: maintenence
Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 10.83'
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