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LBD 768.9 Richardon’s Landing All that remains of Richardon’s Landing is a deep inlet full of powerful boils and eddies and the ragged edge of asphalt that was once Tennessee Highway 59, which was ripped from its final hundred feet by the insatiable appetite of the main
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LBD 771-769 The Second Chickasaw Bluff (Richardson Bluff) As you paddle along the Hatchie Bar and then past the mouth of the Hatchie River you will be afforded your first vista of the second natural wonder along this section of river, the 2nd Chickasaw Bluff, sometimes known as Richardson Bluff.
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LBD 771-772 Angelo Towhead Surrounded by the Randolph Bluffs on one side and the Mississippi River on the other, Angelo Towhead is a low-slung heap of sand and gravel that changes with every high water, sometimes there are giant piles of sand on one side of the dikes, sometimes there
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LBD 771 Randolph Landing Directly behind Angelo Towhead is the tiny bluff town of Randolph, which features a bar, a church, and several houses. Poor Randolph, at one time it was the favored location for the major port and city of the area, later superseded by its lowly neighbor to
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LBD 773.5 Mouth of the Hatchie River The Hatchie River is the biggest volume river of all West Tennessee tributaries, partly due to the fact that it alone was never dredged, straightened, or otherwise channelized. The Wolf, The Loosahatchie, the Obion, and the Forked Deer - all are suffering
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LBD 773.5 Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge Lower Hatchie NWR sits along the lower 17 miles of the Hatchie River in western Tennessee. Unlike most Mississippi River tributaries that have been straightened and levees constructed for flood control, the Hatchie River remains the longest continuous stretch of naturally meandering
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LBD 777-773.5 Hatchie Towhead 3 mile long towhead good only in low or medium water conditions, goes completely under around 25 CuG. During low water the Hatchie Towhead extends all the way up to the base of the 1st Chickasaw Bluff and can be possibly accessed via Tennessee 87,
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RBD 778-773 Sunrise Towhead - Island 34 Giant privately-owned island whose top end begins almost directly opposite the base of the First Chickasaw Bluff. At low water possible campsites emerge from the muddy sandy lowlands near RBD 777-778, these quickly disappear as the river rises. By medium water there will
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LBD 779-778 First Chickasaw Bluff As you paddle around Craighead Point RBD 779 (opposite the Old Channel of the Forked Deer) you will be rewarded with one of the most arresting views along the Lower Mississippi: the First Chickasaw Bluff. It seems like the entire river slams up against its
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LBD 779.8 Old Mouth of the Forked Deer Oftentimes a rough landing (ragged revetment at medium and low waters, driftwood piles at high water) but well worth the visit. Paddle as far as you can up and into the old channel of the Forked Deer where old willows hang
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LBD 782 Driver Island Small forested island with substantial bar at low water, ideal picnicking and camping around 20-25 CuG, goes completely under at flood stage. Noisy Power Plant Arkansas shore and upstream a mile.
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RBD 783.5 Sans Souci Boat Ramp Excellent Boat Ramp with ample parking on either side. Best ramp above Memphis. Perfect put-in for canoeing or kayaking the four Chickasaw Bluffs into Memphis (which sprawls over and behind the 4th bluff). Don’t leave vehicle overnight; arrange shuttle. As you leave