Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

NEWS AND EVENTS

We are sad to share the news that Mr. Gerald P. Alexander, Chair of the Atchafalaya Basin Research and Promotion Board, has passed away. He was a long time supporter of the Atchafalaya Basin Program and will be deeply missed.

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 12/5/2016

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: 19.3'
24 hour change: +2.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 22.1' by 12/09

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: 20.8'
24 hour change: +0.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 23.2' by 12/09

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 8.7'
24 hour change: +0.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 10.7' by 12/09

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 3.7'
24 hour change: +0.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.5' by 12/06

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: no data
Forecast: 7.8' by 12/09

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 4.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.1' by 12/09

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 4.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.6' by 12/09

Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 3.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 4.6' by 12/09

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.2' by 12/09

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 2.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.0' by 12/09

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.2' by 12/09

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.31

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.61'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 23.00'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 2.86'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 5.89'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 4.39'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 8.19'

Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 17.15'

Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 4.65'

Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 3.23'