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Lower Atchafalaya River
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LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
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Lower Atchafalaya River at Morgan City, LA

ST. MARY PARISH, LA29.6928°N, -91.2120°W Updated 1 hr ago
FLOW RATE
153,000cfs
GAUGE HT
3.72ft
WATER TEMP
29°F
AIR TEMP
79°F
WIND
1mph E
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
153,000cfs
Optimal band: 124,100–167,900 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
173,000cfs
PERIOD LOW
124,000cfs
RUNNABLE
94%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.72ft

Water Temperature

29.2°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

30.9in

+17% vs normal

30.87 in of precipitation so far this year, 17% above the 30-year normal of 26.41 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

30.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

26.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

18.7–33.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+17%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 3.85" · normal 4.50" (2.7–6.2)
Jan
Feb: 2.04" · normal 4.10" (1.6–6.8)
Feb
Mar: 3.35" · normal 4.16" (1.3–7.5)
Mar
Apr: 3.09" · normal 4.19" (0.7–7.1)
Apr
May: 10.13" · normal 3.79" (0.8–6.3)
May
Jun: 7.61" · normal 5.15" (2.4–8.7)
Jun
Jul: 0.79" (so far)· normal 6.47" (4.3–8.6)
Jul
Aug: normal 6.52" (3.3–11.8)
Aug
Sep: normal 5.27" (2.1–9.5)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.67" (0.2–7.3)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.60" (1.3–7.1)
Nov
Dec: normal 4.04" (2.3–6.5)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:21 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
85°
75°
FRI
89°
76°
SAT
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SUN
91°
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MON
91°
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TUE
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WED
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
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clear
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1017
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:08 AM
SUNSET
08:09 PM
14H 1M OF DAYLIGHT17H 5M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated

Station Location

29.6928, -91.2120
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 03:04 UTC
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