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Hello from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
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| The Acadiana Advocate: Atchafalaya Basin finally starting to heat up |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Head to the Atchafalaya Basin for great bass fishing |
| LDWF: New Dove Hunting Regulation on LDWF WMAs and Leased Dove Fields Will Be In Effect During 2017-18 Season |
| The Times-Picayune: Tournament anglers banned from Louisiana waters, BASS says |
| Country Roads Magazine: Sherburne Lives On: Memories of a Louisiana ghost town |
| LDWF: Coastwide Nutria Control Program Seeks Coastal Landowners, Hunters and Trappers to Aid in Battle Against Invasive Rodent |
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| Events: |
| 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 |
| H2O/LA - An Examination of Louisiana's Relationship with Water, August 14 at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Mississippi River Commission low-water inspection trip and public meetings, August 18 in Houma |
| King Crawfish - Lunchtime Lecture & Film Screening, August 18 at the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen |
| 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 |
| Lower Atchafalaya River Sprint, Sept 9 in Patterson |
| The Atchafalaya River Basin, an Ecological Perspective, Sept 15 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 8/11/2017
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: 18.8'
24 hour change: +1.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 16.9' by 8/16
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: 34.6'
24 hour change: +0.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 29.2' by 8/16
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 18.5'
24 hour change: +0.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 14.7' by 8/16
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 5.2'
24 hour change: 0.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.0' by 8/16
Atchafalaya River
Atchafalaya River at Simmesport
Flood Stage: 47'
Stage: 15.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 13.9' by 8/16
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 10.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 9.8' by 8/16
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 9.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 9.1' by 8/16
Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 7.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 7.2' by 8/16
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 4.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.7' by 8/16
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 4.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.2' by 8/16
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 3.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.9' by 8/16
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 10.32'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.58'
Bayou Courtableau (inside the floodway)
Stage: 18.65'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 3.85'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 7.68'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 6.59'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 10.64'
Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 17.79'
Work Canal near I-10
Stage: 8.90'
Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 7.91'
Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 4.15'
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