Department of Natural Resources
Atchafalaya Basin Bulletin

Hello from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!

News:

Turkey Hunting Season:
March 25 - April 23

LDWF: LWFC Approves Hunting Seasons, Hunting Regulations and WMA Rules for 2017-18
USGS: Nocturnal arboreality in snakes in the swamplands of the Atchafalaya Basin
The Acadiana Advocate: Budding pecan trees signal bluegill action
Louisiana Sportsman: Don't give up on afternoon turkeys

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Events:
Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week, April 8 - 13 at Vermilionville in Lafayette
Acadiana YHEC Family Fishing Contest, April 22 on Lake Fausse Pointe out of Marsh Field Boat Landing
Friends of the Atchafalaya Annual Meeting, April 25 at 6:30 pm at the EBR Library Bluebonnet Branch in Baton Rouge
Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meeting, May 10 at 10 am in Baton Rouge
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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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 4/7/2017

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: 38.9'
24 hour change: +1.2'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 42.0' on 4/13

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: 40.1'
24 hour change: +.05'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 45.0' on 4/24

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 24.1'
24 hour change: +0.5'
Forecast: expect to CREST at 29.5' on 4/24

Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 7.4'
24 hour change: 0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 8.9' by 4/12
Atchafalaya River

Atchafalaya River at Simmesport
Flood Stage: 47'
Stage: 21.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 24.7' by 4/12

Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 15.2'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 18.5' by 4/12

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 13.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 16.4' by 4/12

Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 10.1'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 11.6' by 4/12

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 5.8'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 6.2' by 4/12

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 5.6'
Forecast: expect to RISE at 6.4' by 4/12

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 3.0'
Forecast: expect to RISE to 3.5' by 4/12

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 11.02'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 7.63'

Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.62'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 4.28'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 8.84'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 8.95'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 12.97'

Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 19.36'

Work Canal near I-10
Stage: 9.20'

Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 10.14

Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 4.69'

   
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