River Log section: Atchafalaya River
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127.5 - 128 RBD Cypress Forests As you come around Bateman Island Point you’ll notice a long shoreline composed of healthy cypress forests. Good landings can be made amongst these tall giants covered with Spanish moss, with beautiful protected campsites or picnicking up to 5 MCG. Excellent protection
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127.4 Bateman Island Point and Bend The strong currents of the Atchafalaya River become focused here around Bateman Island Point with lots of turbulence and giant powerful eddies on both sides of the main channel.
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126.2 LBD Canal Leading towards bottom of Bateman Island
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126.1 Texas E and P Inc 1 gas pipeline
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126-127 LBD Outside Bend Highground Lots of good campsites can be found along the outside edge of this bend, left bank descending, from 126 to 127 LBD, with the protection of a mixed willow and sliver maple forest behind. Good protection in southerly winds or storms. Small inlet at 126.
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125.4 LBD Canal leading to Bateman Lake Upper
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124.9 One Pipeline (unidentified on USACE charts)
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124.5 RBD Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Point (South Side) Beautiful forest camps can be found all around this point, and on both sides down from the point up to 5 feet on the Morgan City Gage (MCG). Atchafalaya Delta Navigation Channel Buoys Navigation Channel Buoys are placed along the main
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124.2 RBD Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (West) Warning: Inflow. Paddlers, be alert, there is flow going into the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway off the Atchafalaya. Hardly noticeable at low water, but sucking inwards with strength at high water. When you paddle back from the Gulf this might be an additional consideration
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124.2 RBD Berwick Intracoastal Waterway Boat Launch Paddlers, this spacious boat launching area is the single best place to return to after paddling to the Gulf to meet your ride. You could also have planned ahead and left a vehicle here -- it would be safe. Welcome to the
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122.9 Basin Fleeting Dock
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122.6 Columbia Gulf Transmission Co 16” natural gas pipeline 122.6 Texas Gas Transmission Corp two 16” gas pipelines