Greetings from DNR Secretary Scott Angelle and the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program
LATEST NEWS:
CC Lockwood photograph selected by the USPS Bicentennial Stamp: CC Lockwood's iconic image, "Flat Lake Sunset," has been chosen by the USPS to be the official bicentennial stamp. Click here to see more.
Atchafalaya heritage program signs going up: http://www.postsouth.com/newsnow/x536734243/Atchafalaya-Heritage-program-signs-going-up
Proposed FY2013 Atchafalaya Basin Program Plan: The Atchafalaya Basin Program Research and Promotion Board met on Thursday, December 1, 2011 to review public comments that had been received for the Draft FY2013 Annual Basin Plan. As a result of that meeting, the Draft FY2013 Annual Basin Plan has been updated to reflect the changes which were accepted at that meeting. The revised Draft FY2013 Annual Basin Plan can be found at http://dnr.louisiana.gov/assets/OCM/ABP/2013DRAFTPLAN_DEC.pdf. The plan will be presented at the next CPRA meeting scheduled for January 18, 2012.
Public Meeting information can also be viewed on the Atchafalaya Basin calendar here: http://dnr.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&pid=490&pnid=273&nid=277 or the DNR calendar here: http://dnr.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=calendar&tmp=home.
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 12/13/2011
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: 43.4' Forecast: expect to FALL to 41.7' by 12/17
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: 45.2' Forecast: expect to RISE to 46.0' by 12/17 EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 46.6 ON 12/21
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: 27.14' Forecast: expect to RISE to 28.3' by 12/17
Atchafalaya River at Melville Flood Stage: 41' Stage: 20.43' Forecast: expect to RISE to 21.3' by 12/17
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs Flood Stage: 37' Stage: 18.35' Forecast: expect to RISE to 19.1' by 12/17
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose Flood Stage: 25' Stage: 13' Forecast: expect to RISE to 13.2' by 12/17 FLOOD WARNING
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW Flood Stage: 12' Stage: 6.4' Forecast: expect to HOLD at 6.4' by 12/17
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point Flood Stage: 15' Stage: 7.51' Forecast: expect to RISE to 7.6' by 12/17 FLOOD WARNING
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City Flood Stage: 4' Stage: 4.02' Forecast: expect to HOLD at 4.0' by 12/17 NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides. FLOOD WARNING
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel Stage: 11.00'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel Stage: 5.23'
Bayou Courtableau Stage: 18.20'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island Stage: 8.75'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Stage: 9.86'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long Stage: 4.48'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose Stage: 7.05'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut Stage: 14.99'
Beau Bayou Swamp NA - Equipment malfunction
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson Stage: 11.65'
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