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3/11/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
Flooding expands over the weekend
Lake Arthur BWA
Water news for Monday, March 11, 2024 952 am CDT
Drinking Water Advisories
March 11 - Town of Lake Arthur water shut-off to all residents to make repairs to a fire hydrant on McClure Street. A boil advisory will be in place once the water turns back on.
Check the yellow tags on the map for details.
Streamflow Situation provisional data from USGS current streamflow monitors
Flooding increased across the state over the weekend with six monitored locations flowing above flood stage by Monday morning. Streamflows in the northwest are above seasonal normal, and much above normal in the northeast. The southwest is still recording much below seasonal normal.
No extreme high or low values are registering apart from the six flooding sites.
Bayou Bodcau is running more than a foot over flood stage Monday near Shreveport in Region 1. Bayou Dorcheat breached flood stage on Friday evening, still flowing over a foot above flood stage on Monday morning. In Region 4 Sabine River sits at five inches above flood stage near Ruliff, Texas.
In Region 7, Pearl River is a foot and a half above flood stage near Bogalusa, Bogue Chitto is flooding near Bush and this morning around 415 am
Check black tags for flood details.
Drought Map USGS 7-day average streamflow against seasonal average
Region 4 is the last part of Louisiana rated on the drought map Monday. The west edge along the Sabine River channel is not rated. Region 5 has cleared off the drought map.
Hazardous Spills
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality responds to reports made to the Emergency Spill line. A massive spill incident in November 2023 is still under investigation by the US Coast Guard, federal EPA and state DEQ authorities. A million gallons of crude oil discharged into the Gulf of Mexico from a pipeline coming off seven oil production platforms. The platforms and pipeline were shut down immediately and remain shut down as the investigators have not determined where the leak occurred. US Coast Guard personnel told WTLA.us that there is no update on the case, it remains under investigation. A recent report investigated by LDEQ involved an unknown amount of diesel fuel spilled at a boat launch in Amelia in the month of February. Spills are tagged in pink by location on the maps and listed under the spill button to the right of the map.
USGS Provisional Data Statement
Data are provisional and subject to revision until they have been thoroughly reviewed and received final approval. Current condition data relayed by satellite or other telemetry are automatically screened to not display improbable values until they can be verified.
Provisional data may be inaccurate due to instrument malfunctions or physical changes at the measurement site. Subsequent review based on field inspections and measurements may result in significant revisions to the data.
Data users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Information concerning the accuracy and appropriate uses of these data or concerning other hydrologic data may be obtained from the USGS.
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