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Hello from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program! Our website has a new look. Visit basin.la.gov and let us know what you think!
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News:
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Deer: Oct 1 through Jan 31
Quail and pheasant: Nov 19 - Feb 28
Rabbit: Oct 1 - Feb 28
Squirrel: Oct 1 - Feb 28
Nutria: Sept 1 - Feb 28
Crows, blackbirds, cowbirds, and grackles: Sept 1 - Jan 1
Teal: Sept 1 - Sept 25
Ducks, Coots and Mergansers: Nov 5 - Jan 28
Rails: Sep. 10-25, Nov 12 - Jan. 4
Gallinules: Sept 10 - 25, Nov 12 - Jan 4
Snipe: Nov 2 - Dec 4, Dec 17 - Feb 28
Canada Geese: Nov 5 - Dec 4, Dec 17 - Jan 31
Light and White-fronted Geese: Nov 5 - Dec 4, Dec 17 - Feb 12
Doves: Sep. 3-11, Oct 8 - Nov 27, Dec 17 - Jan 15
Bobcat, raccoon, possum: year-round
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| Events: |
| Outdoor Gear Garage Sale, Sept 16 from 8 am to 12 pm at Pack and Paddle in Lafayette |
| Breaux Bridge Citywide Garage Sale, Oct 6 and 7 in Breaux Bridge |
| Iberville Swamp Life Expo, Oct 7 at the Grosse Tete Welcome Center |
| 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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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 9/15/2017
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: 15.7'
24 hour change: +0.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 12.5' by 9/20
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: 29.2'
24 hour change: -0.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 26.3' by 9/20
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 14.5'
24 hour change: -0.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 11.5' by 9/20
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 4.8'
24 hour change: -0.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.0' by 9/20
Atchafalaya River
Atchafalaya River at Simmesport
Flood Stage: 47'
Stage: 11.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.9' by 9/20
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 8.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.4' by 9/20
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 7.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.9' by 9/20
Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 6.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 4.7' by 9/20
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 4.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.7' by 9/20
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 3.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.3' by 9/20
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.8' by 9/20
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.94'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.94'
Bayou Courtableau (inside the floodway)
Stage: 18.60'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 3.35'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 7.04'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 9.08'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 13.14'
Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 18.06'
Work Canal near I-10
Stage: 8.84'
Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 6.65'
Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 3.72'
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