River Log section: Birdsfoot Delta
Birdsfoot Delta
Venice Gage The best time to paddle to the Gulf is during low or medium water levels (0-2 on the Venice Gage), which usually occurs in the late summer and fall. This is excellent timing for long-distance paddlers, most of whom begin in Minnesota or Montana in May or June,
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-12.5 Southeast Pass Island You can camp on the shell-strewn beaches of South Pass Island, but check tide forecasts, and make sure there aren’t any approaching storms or high winds out of the east or south. You might see coyote tracks along with blue crabs. The pelicans flock
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-12.5 Channel Splits The water current slows considerably, and then seems to calm completely as the channel forks around Southeast Pass Island. Paddlers could go either direction here, but the best access to the beaches on the other side of the island would be the left-hand fork. Follow the
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-15 North Pass Island Beaches The beaches at the end of North Pass Island would make a good place to make your last camp of your expedition (if the weather is good). In inclement weather, approach island from backside. Celebrate your arrival. And then turn back for higher and safer
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-12.8 LBD North Pass Island Pass a Loutre opens up to a mile wide and splits off left bank into North Pass. Paddlers will find the best beaches on the ocean side of North Pass Island. Go to Google Mpas to decide best route and preferred beach location. There
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-14.2 LBD East Jetty End If it’s a calm day you can paddle right down the full extent of the South Pass over 14 miles from Mile -0- and past the end of the East Jetty one mile from shore. (Note: do not attempt this in high winds
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-13.5 RBD West Jetty End Best route for paddlers is following South Pass and then exiting RBD at the end of the West Jetty. If the winds are calm from the West or South, paddle around the end of the West Jetty (BRD -13.5 BHP) and follow the
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-12.2 LBD Opening in Jetty along Ocean Side of Upper South Pass Island There is a low point in the East Jetty which creates your first possible opening to the open waters of the Gulf on the South Pass route -- and easy access to the ocean side of
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-12.1 LBD Tiny Bayou Opening A narrow and short bayou can be followed (at high tide or higher water levels) for easy access to Upper South Pass Island on the ocean side.
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-11.8 LBD Bayou Opening (to Backside of Upper South Pass Island) If the wind is blowing hard out of the south or southwest and you don’t want to go out all of the way into the open water and chance the big waves, you can cut through this
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-11 RBD High Adventure Marina, Port Eads High Adventure Marina at Port Eads http://porteads.com/ 504-308-1602 peter@highadventurecompany.com Reports river angel Layne Logue: “In April 2014, High Adventure Company built a Marina, Fishing Camp and Restaurant at the Port Eads Lighthouse (1.8 miles from the South Pass
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-11 LBD Disappearing Banks From here down to the Gulf the Pass a Loutre left bank is fast sinking into the Ocean due to disappearing lands and rising oceans.