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Hello from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
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Turkey Hunting Season:
March 25 - April 23
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| The Nature Conservancy: Atchafalaya River Basin Initiative is working with local and state partners to restore this nationally critical habitat |
| LDWF: Commercial and Crab Trap Closure to End March 22 |
| The Advocate: Louisiana resumes testing of mercury levels in fish, as health officials warn of potential dangers |
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Louisiana Sportsman: Scoring sac-a-lait in the Atchafalaya Basin
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| Times-Picayune: Watch the right way to tie a rope to a dock cleat |
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Events:
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| Bushcraft, March 25 from 9 to 10 am at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site |
| Spring Celebration, March 25 at Vermilionville in Lafayette |
| Dave Robicheaux's Hometown Literary Festival, March 31 - April 2 in New Iberia |
| Ebb & Flow Festival, April 1 - 2 in Baton Rouge |
| Dutch Oven Cooking, April 1 at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week, April 8 - 13 at Vermilionville in Lafayette |
| La Table Francaise, last Saturday of every month at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective in Arnaudville |
| Les Courdre Pointes Quilting Circle, every Thursday from 1:30 - 3:30 pm at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective in Arnaudville |
| Atchafalaya History Kids Summer Camp, June 19-23 and June 26-30 at the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen |
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Send in your Basin Pics!
Let us know if you have an upcoming event to promote the Basin!
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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 3/24/2017
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: 26.1'
24 hour change: +0.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 23.0' by 3/29
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: 38.3'
24 hour change: -0.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 33.1' by 3/29
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 23.6'
24 hour change: -0.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 18.8' by 3/29
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 7.7'
24 hour change: -0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.1' by 3/29
Atchafalaya River
Atchafalaya River at Simmesport
Flood Stage: 47'
Stage: 19.31'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 16.1' by 3/29
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 14.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 11.2' by 3/29
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 12.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 10.5' by 3/29
Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 9.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.1' by 3/29
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 6.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.3' by 3/29
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 5.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 5.1' by 3/29
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 3.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.9' by 3/29
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 11.02'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.14'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.32'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 4.15'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 9.25'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 6.52'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 10.42'
Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 18.41'
Work Canal near I-10
Stage: 8.93'
Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: M
Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 4.81'
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