River Log section: Atchafalaya River
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60 RBD Sand Dune There is a mound of sand with willow on top that gets regenerated here by the fast water swelling up under the bridge, and would make a great campsite except for the never ceasing cacophony of traffic going over the I-10 bridge. If you spent the
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59.8 I-10 The Atchafalaya Basin Bridge Also known as the “Swamp Expressway.” This is probably the ugliest bridge on the Atchafalaya River; it’s nothing more than a cold steel megalith cutting across the horizon as if a monotone grey-green skyscraper fell over here. Unlike the other elegant bridges
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59.6 Gulf States Utility Co. Aerial Crossing 59.6 LBD Cell Tower
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56.4 The Atchafalaya Split The Atchafalaya divides into two big channels at this fork in the road, and both routes make for good paddling and good scenery along the way. The right hand fork is the Old Channel of the Atchafalaya. And the left hand fork is the New
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56.4 RBD Old Atchafalaya Point Good picnic site on grassy point at the split of the Old Atchafalaya River and the Pilot’s Channel which should be dry up to 25KG. You could also make a possible camp here, but there are 3 small houses close by on the
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55.4 LBD Alabama Point A sand dune accumulates on the outside edge of a small alcove eddy at the top end of Alabama Point, and would make an excellent landing for a picnic, or a campsite. Take your choice of camping on the top of the open bar, or
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55.1 Two Blue Holes Two blue holes have formed over years of flooding at mile 55, one on each side of the river. Both of these are beautiful places to stop and explore.
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55 LBD Atchafalaya NWR Boat Ramp Steep one-lane boat revetment ramp drops into the river at a downstream angle. Remote location with no easy access to any places for resupply. This would make a good rendezvous location however, or a good place to start or end a shorter river trip,
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54.2 LBD End of the East Bank Levee The East bank levee comes to an and near mile 52.4 LBD allowing the river to flow over the bankside and wander where it will as it rises above bank full. This is where the Atchafalaya starts coming into its
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54 Two Liquid Hydrogen Pipelines (Promix LLC)
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52.4 10” Gas Pipeline (Dixie Pipeline)
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51 RBD Courtableau Point Possible protected campsites within the woods at Courtableau Point, but steep bank makes landings difficult except when river is high, ideally bank full. The big open bay opposite Courtableau Point makes a beautiful low water camp in an unusual sand spit that forms in a gentle