St. Louis to Caruthersville
200.6 RBD Maple Island Access Ramp (below the Melvin Price Lock and Dam) Last public launch on the Upper Mississippi, and good place to begin your Middle Mississippi Expedition. This narrow concrete ramp descends into a hollowed-out back channel between the topmost of the Maple Island archipelago and the
St. Louis to Caruthersville
St. Louis to Caruthersville Introduction: Welcome to the 2014 update to the Rivergator: Paddlers Guide to the Lower Mississippi River! This section of the Rivergator starts at the wild confluence of the Upper Mississippi and Missouri Rivers above St. Louis, and continues down the Middle Miss to Cairo Illinois, and
St. Louis to Caruthersville
The Lower Mississippi and Ohio River Forecast The Lower Mississippi and Ohio River Forecast is a fascinating document and will reveal many qualities of the river to the careful reader and interpreter of this gauge. You can also jump from this page following its links to many associated NOAA pages
St. Louis to Caruthersville
846 RBD Isle of Capri Lady Luck Casino (Casino Inn & Suites) The adventurer in need of hotel room and a hot shower can find easy access to the Casino Inn & Suites which is located inland of the Isle of Capri/Lady Luck, and maybe two or three hundred
St. Louis to Caruthersville
846.5 RBD Caruthersville Originally settled in 1794 as the town of La Petite Prairie by French fur trapper Joseph Le Sieur, Caruthersville survived the 1811/12 New Madrid Earthquake, the floods of 1927 and 1937, the depression, and the Civil Rights era. Even though it was threatened by its
St. Louis to Caruthersville
847 LBD Blaker Towhead Long distance paddlers needing a resupply stay bank right for optimal access for the landing in downtown Caruthersville (see below for description). Those continuing on without stopping here might want to enjoy the backwater pleasures of Blaker Towhead. The back channel of Blaker Towhead opens up
St. Louis to Caruthersville
855 - 850 LBD Island No 15/Little Prairie Bend Not much remains of Island 15, just a few isolated sandbars at low water which diminish rapidly in rising waters, and are completely gone by 20 CuG. As you come around Island No 15, and into Little Prairie Bend, watch
St. Louis to Caruthersville
855 - 852 RBD Robinson Bayou Bar Robinson Bayou Bar is a triumvirate of islands offering great back channel paddling and great camping. If the river is above 10 CuG You can paddle behind the topmost island and follow the back channel in and out of the other two islands,
St. Louis to Caruthersville
855 - 850 LBD Island No 14 After coming through the bend around Kennedy Point/Lee Towhead, paddlers can stay left bank for the long run behind Island 14 with great opportunities for bird watching and other wildlife. There are some open bars around 855 against the forested banks at
St. Louis to Caruthersville
856.2 LBD Fritz Landing Boat Ramp Fritz Landing Boat Ramp is a rough concrete but perfectly serviceable boat ramp on the outside of the bend a mile and a half below Lee Towhead. Frequented by local fishermen. Not useful to paddlers as there are no services. Continue on to
St. Louis to Caruthersville
859.3 - 867.5 LBD Lee Towhead Back Channel The back channel of Lee Towhead is always open regardless of river level (except in extreme low water), and makes for wonderful back channel paddling. It’s no shortcut, in fact it will double your distance at least. But the
St. Louis to Caruthersville
860 - 855 RBD Kennedy Bar Kennedy Bar is another low flat sandbar inhabiting the inside of a big bend, that seem to be so common to this area. These flat bars are not good camping except in the most ideal of conditions where you have no wind, no storms,