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Home : River Forecasts : Tributary Forecasts : Atchafalaya Basin
Atchafalaya River at Simmesport

The latest stage is 11.5ft - 300P CDT 10/12 
This forecast was created on Oct 13 at 9:49 AM CDT.

 
:SIMMESPORT - Atchafalaya River  (0.00+Forecast Stage=Height in FT,NGVD29)
:FLOOD STAGE 47.0    
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:LATEST ESTIMATED STAGE 11.2 FT AT 0700 CDT ON 1013
.ER SMML1    20081013 C DC200810130948/DH13/HGIFF/DIH6
:QPF FCST        7AM       1PM       7PM       1AM
.E1 :1013:          /     11.1/     10.9/     10.8
.E2 :1014:/     10.6/     10.4/     10.2/     10.0
.E3 :1015:/      9.8/      9.7/      9.5/      9.3
.E4 :1016:/      9.2/      9.0/      8.9/      8.8
.E5 :1017:/      8.7/      8.6/      8.5/      8.4
.E6 :1018:/      8.4
.ER SMML1    1013 DC200810130948/DH18/PPQFZ/DIH6/0.00/0.00/

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  Flood Stage:Stage where structures or roadways begin to be effected
  Latest Stage:Gage height and time of latest observed stage when forecast was created
  QPF Forecast:Date of forecast is to the left (0815 = August 15th) and time is in the column above the forecast.
  .ER Lines:SHEF code used for internal purposes