River Log section: Memphis to Helena
Memphis to Helena
724 T.E. Maxson Wastewater Treatment Facility If you are paddling past the mouth of the McKellar Lake Harbor and staying left bank at low water you might notice a roaring whitewater feature charging into the Mississippi through a deep rip-rap culvert. This is the outlet of the Lower Water
Memphis to Helena
LBD 725.5 Entrance to McKellar Lake Watch for towboat traffic coming in and out of McKellar Lake Memphis Industrial Harbor, as well as workboats, crew boats and fleeted barges. Unless you purposely intend to access the harbor the fastest water and most interesting forests and islands are found along
Memphis to Helena
RBD 727.3 The Wreck of the Raft The Lower Mississippi is a 1,000 mile long graveyard of wrecked vessels and broken hearts. I’ve added at least one to the pile of wreckage. In February of 1983 the river was seasonally high and cold, and flowing fast, furious
Memphis to Helena
727.3 TVA Transmission Lines After rounding President’s Island the mile wide main channel narrows in half as it flows into Arkansas and is directed southward in a powerful and sometimes turbulent tongue of water. You can find sandbars along the inside of the bend, but the industry and
Memphis to Helena
LBD 732 Hole in the Wall #2 As you’re paddling downstream look for a gaping opening in the rip-rap LBD which you can paddle through if you so desire. As you approach you will notice that the natural bankside of trees and mud retreats ever further behind an unnatural
Memphis to Helena
733 President's Island Boiling out Memphis and riding the fast water of the main channel the downstream the canoeist or kayaker will be buoyed increasingly westward and even northwestward by the hulking teardrop shape of President’s Island (which is actually a compound island joined by its sister
Memphis to Helena
LBD Mile 736 Memphis, Tennessee, Mud Island Harbor https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zuHKMJCfTcpQ.kUYIvKgH8J_0 One of the most memorable experiences along the Lower Mississippi is entering and leaving the city of Memphis, which straddles the 4th Chickasaw Bluff and shimmers like a mirage on the floodplain
Memphis to Helena
Intro: Memphis to Helena: Welcome to the 2013 update to the Rivergator: Paddlers Guide to the Lower Mississippi River! This section covers the 73 miles of the big river from the pyramid city of Memphis to the paddler’s oasis Helena Arkansas. After leaving downtown Memphis you’ll swish under
Memphis to Helena
LBD 652.5 Friars Point Landing (unimproved) Several hundred yards below the McAlister Grain/Mississippi Limestone complex (you will see a line of shiny stainless steel grain elevators and piles of gravel and anchored tows) you can find a serviceable landing with access to Friars Point. Unimproved location. Primitive landing
Memphis to Helena
652 LBD Friars Point Friars Point was once the major population center and seat of Coahoma County. Friars Point was located right on the river, the downtown a levee landing where cotton was loaded onto steamboats, and gamblers might be seen strolling the streets looking for the next unwary victim.
Memphis to Helena
654.7 LBD Montezuma Landing Possible shuttle access to Clarksdale via Highway 1 and the Friars Point Road (17.5 miles). Note: If you want to access Friars Point for resupply or visit continue downstream two miles to Friars Point Landing. The riverbank LBD along Montezuma Bend undulates in and
Memphis to Helena
LBD 656 East Montezuma Bar A shaggy mile-long Island with a large back channel that can be run above 20HG. Notoriously turbulent waters are found boiling along its top end main channel, and all along its long dike which connects to the Mississippi shore, novice paddlers should avoid crossing this