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Hello from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
| News: |
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| KATC: Levee where part of Henderson road collapsed last rated as "minimally acceptable" |
| The Times-Picayune: Amazon fish caught in Atchafalaya River |
| KATC: Louisiana's inshore shrimp season to close Friday |
| Workboat: Metal Shark, Angelle Development launch new shallow-draft propulsion system |
| The Times-Picayune: In the nutria zone, higher bounty considered for Louisiana's most wanted rodent |
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| Events: |
| The Cajun Way, July 15, 10 am to 4 pm at Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Jean Lafitte National Park |
| Kayaking 101 - Basic Skills for Flatwater Kayaking, July 16 at 4 pm at Lake Martin in Breaux Bridge |
| Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting, July 19 at 10 am at the Capitol Park Welcome Center in Baton Rouge |
| Boats of the Basin: Design, Function and Form for the Life Aquatic, July 18 at the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen |
| Teachers Institute 2017: "THE ACADEMICS OF THE ATCHAFALAYA" - JULY 18TH, 19TH, AND 20TH at the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen |
| 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 |
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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 7/14/2017
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: 26.1'
24 hour change: -1.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 26.4' by 7/19
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: 41.5'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 40.3' by 7/19
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 25.4'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 24.6' by 7/19
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 8.4'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.4' by 7/19
Atchafalaya River
Atchafalaya River at Simmesport
Flood Stage: 47'
Stage: 20.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 19.7' by 7/19
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 15.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 14.4' by 7/19
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 13.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 13.0' by 7/19
Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 10.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 10.3' by 7/19
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 6.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.5' by 7/19
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 6.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.6' by 7/19
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 3.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.4' by 7/19
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 11.85'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.35'
Bayou Courtableau (inside the floodway)
Stage: 18.89'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 5.16'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 9.80'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 10.33'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 14.31'
Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 18.78
Work Canal near I-10
Stage: 10.67
Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: M
Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 5.60'
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