River Log section: Caruthersville to Memphis
Caruthersville to Memphis
Memphis gage In this lower portion of the Tennessee Rivergator Trail we are now leaving the Caruthersville gage and switching to the Memphis gage which we’ll denote as “MG” http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lmrfc/?n=lmrfc-mississippiandohioriverforecast Low Water = -5 to 15 MG Medium Water = 15 to 25 MG
Caruthersville to Memphis
20 miles roundtrip (from Mud Island Upper) https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=217859314001592865582.0004e42da2781f47129b1&msa=0&ll= 35.257394,-90.07699&spn=0.043173,0.090466 http://goo.gl/maps/bhLbA Very strenuous 20 mile round trip from the Mud Island Upper Boat Ramp pioneered
Caruthersville to Memphis
12 miles (from Yacht Club) https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=217859314001592865582.0004e42b84dc7048cceb2&msa=0&ll= 35.163354,-90.053043&spn=0.086727,0.112696 http://goo.gl/maps/PEURa Very difficult 12 mile round trip around the Loosahatchie Bar from the Boat Ramp at the
Caruthersville to Memphis
12.8 miles (from Mud Island Upper) https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=217859314001592865582.0004e42b1a166efc02718&msa=0&ll= 35.186576,-90.06918&spn=0.086703,0.112696 http://goo.gl/maps/RQIg6 For expert paddlers only! Must be well trained in self-rescue. Also, the river must
Caruthersville to Memphis
LBD 736 Memphis Mud Island Harbor https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=217859314001592865582.0004e42af49f035db404b&msa=0&ll= 35.145372,-90.053236&spn=0.021687,0.028174 http://goo.gl/maps/grJfO Mud Island Harbor runs two miles along the base of downtown Memphis and the 4th
Caruthersville to Memphis
LBD 736 4th Chickasaw Bluff: Memphis If you started at Osceola or above, you have seen all of the four Chickasaw Bluffs, and now you are at the last one. Below here the river leaves the bluffs and disappears into the endless expanse of the Mississippi Delta. Over left bank
Caruthersville to Memphis
737 Memphis “M” Bridge (Hernando de Soto Bridge) Now you can enjoy the distinct pleasure of floating under the elegant “M” Bridge. This beautiful “through arch” bridge was designed symmetrically from center pier in the shape of an eagle or hawk, its wings outstretched and forever soaring above the roiling
Caruthersville to Memphis
737.5 Ferry Crossing to Memphis from the Bottom of Loosahatchie Bar If you are coming down the back channel of the Loosahatchie Bar and intend to make a landing in Memphis, you will have a fairly high pressure crossing that will require a combination of hard paddling and big
Caruthersville to Memphis
740-737.5 Loosahatchie Bar Loosahatchie Back Channel receives all of the water out of Redman Back Channel -- plus a much bigger flow that comes directly from the main channel of the big river. There is a plug dike at the bottom of Redman Back Channel and a lower island.
Caruthersville to Memphis
LBD 738.4 Mud Island Upper Boat Ramp Concrete boat ramp bottoms out around -0-MG. Foul smelly water here due to unfortunate placement of the Memphis Wastewater Treatment Plant one mile upstream. You will not want to get in the water. You may not even want to put your boat
Caruthersville to Memphis
LBD 739 If you’ve stayed main channel below Hickman, the obvious route is a simple southerly run into the city. You’ll find fast water encroaching river left as it gets flung outward from the top of Looshatchie Bar which is now across the river. The “M” Bridge is
Caruthersville to Memphis
LBD 743.5-740 Redman Point Bar Redman Point Bar is a small island with lots of character. Its back channel contains landmarks extolled by local mariners with enchanting names like “Washing Machine,” “Pebble Beach,” and “Hole in the Wall,” as described below. Its top end was almost completely blown out