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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 3/6/2017
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: 37.6'
24 hour change: +0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 34.7' by 3/15
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: 33.1'
24 hour change: +1.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 41.4' by 3/15
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 17.1'
24 hour change: +1.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 25.4' by 3/15
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 5.0'
24 hour change: +0.3'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.0' by 3/15
Atchafalaya River
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 10.4'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 17.2' by 3/15
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 9.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 15.4' by 3/15
Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 6.9'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.3' by 3/15
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 4.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 5.2' by 3/15
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 3.7'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.0' by 3/15
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 2.5'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.7' by 3/15
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 9.78'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.45'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 17.74'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 3.13'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 6.88'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 6.73'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 10.72'
Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 7.23'
Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 3.54'
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