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Wax Lake Delta Observatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Observation platform in patch of blooming lotus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Observation platform with instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


NOAA Weather Station

LAWMA, Amerada Pass, LA – Station ID: 8764227

Latitude    29° 26.9′ N

Longitude    91° 20.3′ W

NOAA Weather Station at Amerada Pass sticking out of the water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov


USGS River Gauge Near Morgan City

Lower Atchafalaya River at Morgan City, LA

Latitude 29°41’33.4″,   Longitude 91°12’42.6″   NAD27

St. Mary Parish Parish, Louisiana, Hydrologic Unit 08080101

Datum of gage: -0.45 feet above   NAVD88.

Source: waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis


USGS River Gauge in Wax Lake Outlet

Wax Lake Outlet at Calumet, LA

Latitude 29°41’52”,   Longitude 91°22’22”   NAD27

St. Mary Parish Parish, Louisiana, Hydrologic Unit 08080101

Datum of gage: -0.56 feet above   NAVD88.

Source: waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis


USGS 073815925

Crewboat Channel at Wax Lake Outlet near Calumet, LA

St. Mary Parish Parish, Louisiana

Hydrologic Unit Code 08080101

Latitude  29°32’24”, Longitude  91°26’08” NAD83

Source: waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis


Coast Wide Reference Monitoring System

Latitude: 29.5269,

Longitude: -91.448

Marsh Elevation: 0.79ft NAVD88 GEOID12A

Visualization of CRMS measurement overview

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: lacoast.gov/crms2/Home.aspxandcims.coastal.la.gov/monitoring-data