Greetings from DNR Secretary Scott Angelle and the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program
LATEST NEWS:
Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Center Bureau: 7th Annual Eagle Expo
The Daily Iberian: August Reels in an 8-lb Bass in the Basin
The Advocate: January Waterfowl Estimates
FY2013 Atchafalaya Basin Program Plan: The Atchafalaya Basin Program presented the FY2013 Annual Basin Plan for consideration to the Atchafalaya Basin Research and Promotion Board during a meeting held on January 23, 2012. The plan was approved by the Research and Promotion Board and will next be presented to the Louisiana Legislature for consideration in the upcoming Regular Legislative Session, Click here if you would like to view the FY2013 Annual Basin Plan.
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 2/2/12
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: 41.1' Forecast: expect to FALL to 41.0' by 2/6
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: 42.3' Forecast: expect to RISE to 44.1' by2/6
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: 24.51' Forecast: expect to RISE to 26.8' by 2/6
Atchafalaya River at Melville Flood Stage: 41' Stage: 18.83' Forecast: expect to RISE to 20' by 2/6
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs Flood Stage: 37' Stage: 16.77' Forecast: expect to RISE to 17.5' by 2/6
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose Flood Stage: 25' Stage: 12.37' Forecast: expect to RISE to 12.9' by 2/6 FLOOD WARNING
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW Flood Stage: 12' Stage: 6.4' Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.7' by 2/6
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point Flood Stage: 15' Stage: 6.82' Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.7' by 2/6 FLOOD WARNING
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City Flood Stage: 4' Stage: 3.71' Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.2' by 2/6 NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides. FLOOD WARNING
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel Stage: 11.22'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel Stage: 7.03'
Bayou Courtableau Stage: 24.42'
Buffalo Cove at Round Island Stage: 8.16'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Stage: 9.94'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long Stage: 4.52'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose Stage: 9.48'
Bayou Darby at Fausse Pt. Cut Stage: 14.64'
Beau Bayou Swamp UNAVAILABLE
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson Stage: 13.29'
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