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Rivergator Atchafalaya Appendix 18: Boat Names in Atchafalaya Basin: Boat Names in Atchafalaya Vioture - the early French settlers of the Atchafalaya traveled so predominantly by boat that the French word for "carriage" was often used as the general term for boat. Pirogue - short narrow swamp vessel,
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Rivergator Atchafalaya Appendix 17: Definitions for Atchafalaya River: Baton Rouge - "Red Stick" an old boundary marker on top of Istrouma Bluff Batture - land between the levee and the river Bayou - "Bayuk" in Choctaw = "Small Stream." Winding swampy waterway with cypress trees
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Rivergator Atchafalaya Appendix 16: Across the Atchafalaya Basin by Canoe A group of environmentalists, with an eye to the health of the largest wetland in the U.S., crosses the Atchafalaya Basin by canoe. By John WilliamsTuesday, January 26, 2010 It all began innocently enough when Stacey Scarce, director of
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Rivergator Atchafalaya Appendix 15: Paradise Gained: Unlike almost every other place along the Louisiana coast, land is growing, not disappearing, at the base of this old canal. by Christopher Staudingerfor Country Roads Magazine, October 2015 Lloyd Sauce has lived in the vicinity of the Calumet Cut for the entirety of
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Rivergator Atchafalaya Appendix 14: Why Paddle the Mississippi River: Part 5 The Rivergator Crew Goes Deep ...Into the Atchafalaya Canoe & Kayak Magazine, August 05, 2015BY CHRIS STAUDINGER One of the easiest things about paddling the Mississippi River is that you can’t really get lost. You can start way,
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Rivergator Atchafalaya Appendix 13: WHAT IS BAYOU PADDLING? DEMYSTIFYING PADDLING'S GREAT UNDEFINED BODY OF WATER Canoe & Kayak Magazine, May 9, 2014BY CHRIS STAUDINGER Most people agree that a bayou is slow-moving and muddy. But beyond that, things diverge, sometimes drastically. The categories we give to bodies of
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Rivergator Atchafalaya Appendix 12: Bayou Teche: Nature & Science From the Bayou Tech Project The Bayou Teche and the Atchafalaya Basin The Bayou Teche takes you on a journey into the geographical heart of Acadiana. Once described as the “most richly storied of the interior waters, and the most opulent,
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Rivergator Appendix 11 Baton Rouge to Gulf of Mexico Dave & Linnea: Camping on the Atchafalaya Dave & Linnea: Camping on the Atchafalaya We spent 4 nights on the 'Chaf. We have no idea if some of these campsites were private property or not, and some definitely were. I
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Day 10- Headed to Berwick We start our last paddle headed towards Berwick to end the trip. We are paddling upstream, so it's important to work as a team. The current is strong, but for some reason, I enjoy the challenge. We weave between channels taking advantage of
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Rivergator Atchafalaya Appendix 10: Bayou Tech: History & Culture From the Bayou Tech Project Geological Formation The present state of Louisiana was underwater at the beginning of the Pleistocene epoch. The last Ice Age, which occurred around 10,000 years ago, resulted in a lowering of sea level, which exposed
Memphis to Helena
RBD 727.3 The Wreck of the Raft The Lower Mississippi is a 1,000 mile long graveyard of wrecked vessels and broken hearts. I’ve added at least one to the pile of wreckage. In February of 1983 the river was seasonally high and cold, and flowing fast, furious
Memphis to Helena
727.3 TVA Transmission Lines After rounding President’s Island the mile wide main channel narrows in half as it flows into Arkansas and is directed southward in a powerful and sometimes turbulent tongue of water. You can find sandbars along the inside of the bend, but the industry and