River Log section: Helena to Greenville
Helena to Greenville
RBD 599 Mouth of the White River Like most Mississippi River tributaries and passes, the mouth of the White River angles downstream pushed by the implacable power of the big river. Even though this is the biggest right bank tributary between St. Louis and the Arkansas, it's difficult
Helena to Greenville
Exit: LBD 598 When the river rises above 37HG an incredibly beautiful and wild-feeling secret back channel opens up behind Smith Point and is well worth entering and following down its two mile course behind the giant plateau of sand at the top of Smith Point Sandbar. It takes some
Helena to Greenville
Entrance: LBD 600.5
Helena to Greenville
LBD 601.5 - 598 Smith Point Sandbar Smith Point Sandbar is high enough and large enough paddlers will discover it to be the best camping in this area of the river and should be included in any itinerary. Of course, if the timing is off, or if it is
Helena to Greenville
603-597 Scrubgrass Bend Scrubrass Bend makes an elegant 180 degree semi circle around Smith Point. Seen from the air the river channel scribes an almost perfect half moon. You enter it paddling west (into sunset) and exit paddling east (into sunrise). You might experience a common river illusion as you
Helena to Greenville
RBD 604-601 Henrico Sandbar An archipelago of islands forms around the bottom end of Henrico Dikes. At the highest of river levels I've heard rumors of water connections via Half Moon Lake through various bayous into White River NWR such as Scrubgrass Bayou through the deep woods over
Helena to Greenville
LBD 605 - 610 Island 70 Following the main channel of the river past Hurricane Point/Dennis Landing you will be thrust out mid channel with slower water left bank descending (and the large eddy at Dennis Landing). At low water levels you must continue main channel because there is
Helena to Greenville
LBD 637 (Back Channel Island 63) Quapaw Landing N34.262962, W-90.744088 Good solid concrete ramp, but narrow and steep. Sometimes muddy when the river is dropping and the county road crew hasn't gotten out to clear it off. Serviceable at all water levels up to 39HG when
Helena to Greenville
LBD 640.5 Entrance to top end of Island 63 Chute Great back channel to explore. Highly recommended -- unless you're already camped on Island 62. If you are proceed to bottom end for a view into this un-imporoved back channel, its banks mostly free of the endless
Helena to Greenville
LBD 640.5 - 637 Island 63 Private Hunting Camp Island. Setting for one of Mark Twain's stories from Life on the Mississippi. Access to Quapaw Landing behind Island (See below).
Helena to Greenville
LBD 641-635 Island 62 [CLICK HERE: Map of Islands 62 & 63 Circumnavigation] Beautiful remote towhead island with long stretches of willow broken by stands of cottonwood and other hardwoods, all surrounded by a sea of big-grained yellow sand. Good camping or possible break stop, great animal tracking, birding, and
Helena to Greenville
RBD 646 - 649 Dewberry Island 61 A highland of mixed willow/cottonwood/mulberry forest at mile 646, giant sandbars upstream at low water, plenty of sand at medium water, only a small spit of sand at high water 35HG, goes completely underwater at 42HG with only the trees on