Greetings from DNR Secretary Scott Angelle and the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program
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Atchafalaya Basin Program Research & Promotion Board Meeting: The Atchafalaya Basin Program Research & Promotion Board will meet TOMORROW, November 9 to discuss the Draft FY2013 Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan.
Atchafalaya Basin Program Research & Promotion Board Meeting November 9, 2011 9:00 am to 12:00pm Louisiana State Museum - Board Room 660 North 4th Street Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Public Hearings on Proposed FY2013 Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan: The Atchafalaya Basin Research and Promotion Board is holding Public Hearings on the proposed Annual Basin Plan for FY 2013. The time and location of these hearings is as follows:
November 14, 2011 6:00 p.m. St. Mary Parish Morgan City Auditorium 728 Myrtle St. Morgan City LA 70380
November 16, 2011 6:00 p.m. Iberville Parish Council Chambers 5850 Meriam Street Plaquemine LA 70765
November 17, 2011 6:00 p.m. St. Martin Parish St. Martin Parish Council Chambers 301 West Port St. St. Martinville LA 70582
The public may make comments at the public hearing regarding projects proposed for inclusion in the FY2013 Annual Basin Plan. For additional information or directions to these meetings please contact Dana Naquin at 225.342.6437.
Atchafalaya Basin Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment System: The Atchafalaya Basin Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment System (ABNRIAS) is now available online at http://abp.cr.usgs.gov/
FY2011-2012 Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan: To view the FY2011-2012 Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan, go to www.basin.louisiana.gov.
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.
Data is for 11/8/2011
ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.
Mississippi 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: 20.0' Forecast: expect to FALL to 17.0' by 11/12
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: 21.8' Forecast: expect to RISE to 22.2' by 11/12
Atchafalaya River, just south of ORCS, at Simmesport Reading: The combined latitudinal flows of the Red, Black, Ouachita, and ORCS flow from the Mississippi Flood Stage: 47' Stage: 8.02' Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.3' by 11/12
Atchafalaya River at Melville Flood Stage: 41' Stage: 5.11' Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.4' by 11/12
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs Flood Stage: 37' Stage: 4.36' Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.8' by 11/12
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose Flood Stage: 25' Stage: 3.93' Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.1' by 11/12
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW Flood Stage: 12' Stage: 2.4' Forecast: expect to RISE at 2.5' by 11/12
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point Flood Stage: 15' Stage: 2.37' Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.1' by 11/12
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City Flood Stage: 4' Stage: 2.33' Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.0' by 11/12 NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel Stage: 8.46'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel Stage: 4.91'
Bayou Courtableau Stage: 18.31'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island Stage: 3.15'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Stage: 5.19'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long Stage: 2.22'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose Stage: 4.92'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut Stage: 9.14'
Beau Bayou Swamp NA - Equipment malfunction
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson Stage: 9.67'
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