Condition Report — Mile 592.1 — John Ruskey
John Ruskey — May 3, 2026 — Greenville: 31.0 ft
John Ruskey
Condition Report — Mile 663 — Robert Cheek
Robert Cheek — May 1, 2026 — Helena: 21.7 ft
Condition Report — Mile 663 — Robert Cheek
Robert Cheek — May 1, 2026 — Helena: 21.7 ft
Condition Report — Mile 667.3 — John Ruskey
John Ruskey — Apr 27, 2026 — Helena: 21.4 ft
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Mile 366.0 LBD — Remnants of Cypress Forest
In low and medium water levels, the stumps of giant cypress trees can be seen at the base of the bluffs along the left bank descending and are the remnants of the forests found here that stalled the opening of the Giles Cut-Off (1933). Lake Concordia in Louisiana was an
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Mile 367.0 LBD — Bluff Bars
(Note: We’re talking here about sandbars, not alcohol bars. Your thirst will soon be satiated at Natchez-Under-the-Hill Saloon, or other nearby establishments!) At medium and low water levels the adventurous paddler can pull into some highly unusual ledges of sand and mud and collapsing Loess Bluff left bank descending
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Mile 372.0 LBD — Fairchild (Skull) Island
Like all Mississippi River islands Fairchild grows and diminishes with the water level. At high water it is a one-and-a-half mile long willow topped island with scrubby bottoms that are impenetrable in places with swamp privet and vines. At medium its back channel dries out (around 25NG) and a beautiful
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Mile 377.5 RBD — Waterproof Island
Waterproof Island is two giant islands, each several thousand acres big, that have formed like twins, one hugging the other, parallel to the main channel of the river. Each Island is long and narrow, so long that you’ll think it’s just part of the right bank descending as
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Mile 388.0 LBD — Cottage Bend Islands
Cottage Bend Islands are visible from upstream by the bluffs of sand on the tops of the islands in low and medium water) and are found left bank descending opposite Brown’s Field Islands a couple of miles below Bondurant. These two willow-topped babies are cradled by the enormous Rodney
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Mile 415.5 — Togo Island Bend & Dikes
The Mississippi makes a tight bend at Togo, a one hundred and eighty degree about face. The waters running northwesterly past Big Black Island find themselves turned around at Togo Island and made to exit this bend running southeasterly! That’s some wrangling of forces, water and land, the land
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Mile 415.5 RBD — Big Black Island
Due to the ever meandering nature of the big river, Big Black Island is now landlocked and connected to the east bank, although it is still legally considered Louisiana. Great all water level and all weather camping can be found around the entire perimeter of the tight bend of river
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Mile 415.5 RBD — Togo Island
About a mile below the last bump of sand (during high water) on Newtown, RBD near mile 416, you will find an opening in the wall of willows. This is the entrance to the back channel of Togo Island. Always an interesting place to make a stop and stretch your