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Hello from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
| News: |
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| KATC: Water level cause of fish kill in Atchafalaya Basin |
| LDWF: LDWF Schedules Drawdown on Lake Martin for Aquatic Vegetation Control |
| Times-Picayune: Louisiana 'crayfish' are invading Michigan: report |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Head to the Atchafalaya Basin for great bass fishing |
| KATC: Acadiana granted $30M for flood prevention in waterways |
| Times-Picayune: Apply now to hunt ducks on Louisiana WMAs |
| Times-Picayune: Help Louisiana scientists track spread of wetland-killing bug |
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| Events: |
| Dutch Oven Cooking, August 5 at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Wood Stork and Wading Bird Viewing Event, August 12 from 7 am to noon at the Sherburne WMA South Farm Area |
| Atchafalaya Basin Program - Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Meeting, August 15 in Baton Rouge |
| Acadian Culture Day, August 13 from 10 am to 5 pm at Vermilionville in Lafayette |
| Mississippi River Commission low-water inspection trip and public meetings, August 18 in Houma |
| Solar Eclipse, Aug 21 from noon to 2:30 pm; viewing at the Louisiana State Arboretum in Ville Platte or make your own pinhole projector |
| Bushcraft, August 26 at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society Tour, August 26 in Eunice, www.cajunprairie.org |
| 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 8/4/2017
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: 27.8'
24 hour change: -0.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 18.4' by 8/9
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: 31.6'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 33.9' by 8/9
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 15.9'
24 hour change: +0.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 17.9' by 8/9
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 5.2'
24 hour change: -0.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.7' by 8/9
Atchafalaya River
Atchafalaya River at Simmesport
Flood Stage: 47'
Stage: 11.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.4' by 8/9
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 7.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.8' by 8/9
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 7.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.9' by 8/9
Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 6.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.9' by 8/9
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 4.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.9' by 8/9
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 3.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.8' by 8/9
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 3.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.9' by 8/9
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 10.25'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.04'
Bayou Courtableau (inside the floodway)
Stage: 18.03'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 3.73'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 7.64'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 7.04'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 11.01'
Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 17.58'
Work Canal near I-10
Stage: 9.96'
Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 6.34'
Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 4.05'
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