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Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

News:


Current and Upcoming Hunting Seasons (see Louisiana Hunting Regulations for more information)

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
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: Oct 8 - Nov 27, Dec 17 - Jan 15
Bobcat, raccoon, possum: year-round
The Daily Iberian: OVERTIME OUTDOORS: Local evening bass tournament circuit established
LDWF: Commercial Fishing Licenses To Be Available At Field Offices
LDWF: Free Trapping Workshops Dec. 2, Dec. 9
The Times-Picayune: Marsh loss turning native Louisiana ducks into common mallards
Louisiana Sportsman: Dos and don'ts when the warden arrives
The Acadiana Advocate: Get Out and Fish! program ideal during Thanksgiving holidays
Louisiana Travel: A Louisiana Christmas Tradition: Bonfires on the Levee

Events:

The Cajun Way, Saturdays in December at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Jean Lafitte National Park
Old Time Christmas at Vermilionville, Dec 12 in Lafayette
Christmas on the Cajun Coast, throughout December in St. Mary Parish
Christmas Bonfires, Dec 24 on the Mississippi River Levee
La Table Francaise, last Saturday of every month at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective in Arnaudville
Les Courdre Pointes Quilting Circle, every Friday at 10 am at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective in Arnaudville

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Data is for 11/17/2017

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: 24.1'

24 hour change: -2.0'

Forecast: expect to FALL to 21.7' by 11/22

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: 30.6'

24 hour change: +0.1'

Forecast: expect to RISE to 32.4' by 11/22

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge

Flood Stage: 35'

Stage: 15.5'

24 hour change: +1.1'

Forecast: expect to RISE to 17.9' by 11/22

Mississippi River at New Orleans

Flood Stage: 17'

Stage: 4.5'

24 hour change: +0.1'

Forecast: expect to rise to 5.9' by 11/22

Atchafalaya River

Atchafalaya River at Simmesport

Flood Stage: 47'

Stage: 12.4'

Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.7' by 11/22

Atchafalaya River at Melville

Flood Stage: 34'

Stage: 7.8'

Forecast: expect to RISE to 9.1' by 11/22

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs

Flood Stage: 29'

Stage: 7.4'

Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.6' by 11/22

Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose

Flood Stage: 20'

Stage: 5.9'

Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.8' by 11/22

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW

Flood Stage: 12'

Stage: 3.6'

Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.0' by 11/22

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point

Flood Stage: 15'

Stage: 3.2'

Forecast: expect to RISE TO 4.1' by 11/22

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City

Flood Stage: 6'

Stage: 2.1'

Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.0' by 11/22

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel

Stage: 9.32'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel

Stage: 6.02'

Bayou Courtableau (inside the floodway)

Stage: 17.78'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long

Stage: 2.65'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove

Stage: 6.22'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose

Stage: 4.05'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson

Stage: 7.70'

Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne

Stage: 17.49'

Work Canal near I-10

Stage: 8.43'

Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long

Stage: 6.08'

Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot

Stage: 3.22'

   
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