Belated 6/9/17 Big Alabama

[Gerald]

Typically, Little Alabama water stays a little clearer. Little Alabama is not a "flowing" body of water.... just rain run-off. The very south end does connect to Big Alabama, but under normal water level, only the northern couple miles of Little Alabama is fishable because of logs block the water and the bayou is mostly dry on the southern end.


Water level at Sherburne is effected by rain and water that can back up from the Atchafalaya river. When the Atchafalaya rises up above about 9 feet, about a week later the water starts to "back-up" south of Sherburne. By the time the Atchafalaya river gets up to 14'+ the lower areas of Sherburne start to flood.


Typically, the water starts dropping my mid Summer and gets very low by September. Then usually by November the water starts to come back up. Any major rain can bring the water level back up 1 to 2 feet.