River Log section: Atchafalaya River
Atchafalaya River
39.3 Water Drainage Structure: Origins of the Teche River You will paddle past an open bay leading to a water drainage structure sunk into the levee. This pumping station carries water off the Atchafalaya over to Bayou Courtableau which in turn feeds the Teche. In recent years it has
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38.5 - 42.7 Krotz Springs Utility Crossings Krotz Springs is a crossroads of sorts for the petroleum industry. There are 25 petroleum pipelines going under the river in the Krotz Springs area and 3 going over the river in aerial crossings, from an ammonia pipeline laid by Koch
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39.7 LBD Bayou Sherman Point Small dune in small eddy alcove below Bayou Sherman Point Atchafalaya Basin Pack List for Swampy/Marshy Camp Sites: Before passing Krotz Springs check your gear. This might be your last resupply for food and water. Also, you might want to add a few
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37.1 RBD Cell Tower A cell tower is located here on land side of levee.
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36 - 37 RBD Sandy Landings There are a series of sandy landings that found here and appear to be dry up to 25 KG, but the levee is close behind and a couple of farms or ranches are found on the river side of the levee, also some decrepit
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35.6 LBD Small Sandbar A small sandbar forms here with dry camping possible up to 25 KG.
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34.6 RBD Boat Launch & Dock (Private)
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32.5 LBD Cross Bayou Point (Owl Hoot) A series of dunes accumulates at the bottom end of Cross Bayou Point in low and medium water levels, but disappear in high water. Possible forest camping in higher water levels with good all around protection, but used for grazing cattle. From
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31.7 LBD Open Field Cow Pasture
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31.5 LBD Cross Bayou Cross Bayou leads to Mussel Bayou, which splinters off into a half dozen other bayous all within the Morganza Floodway, but none no longer touch the Atchafalaya River, since it is now cut off from this floodplain by the levee.
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31 LBD Broad Bay A large eddy forms left bank at mile 31 in high water, with a high bank of sand good for stopping up to 25 KG, but muddy landings in low water.
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30 - 40 Melville to Krotz Springs The Atchafalaya River bounces through a series of riverbends in this 10-mile stretch, with extensive woods lining the river along the East Bank (left bank descending). If you need to stop for lunch or to make a camp, the left bank descending will