River Log section: St. Louis to Caruthersville
St. Louis to Caruthersville
21 - 20 LBD Dogtooth Bar If you are watching your compass as you round Brown’s Bar you will be surprised to see that the next ten miles the river actually folds back on itself and flows back towards St. Louis, as if it’s not sure if it
St. Louis to Caruthersville
25 - 21 LBD Brown’s Bar/ Dogtooth Island Brown’s Bar ranks amongst the best island picnicking and camping on the Middle Miss, along with Moro, Marquette and Angelo. Great all year, all weather, all water level camping. Three miles of beautiful beaches surround the island in low water,
St. Louis to Caruthersville
25 LBD Brown’s Chute (Top End) Even at low water strong flow is encountered as the river rolls past Brooks Point and into the opening behind Brown’s Bar, the upstream mouth of Brown’s Chute. In low water pick your best route and follow the dancing currents through
St. Louis to Caruthersville
26.5 - 24.5 RBD Buffalo Island In medium high water levels paddlers can jump behind Buffalo Island for temporary respite from the harshness of the big open main channel. Squeeze in between the top island and main island for a narrow chute which opens up into the back
St. Louis to Caruthersville
27 Hacker Towhead Levee Break The levee disintegrated here in the height of the 1993 flood and a turbulent wall of water several hundred yards wide burst through and rushed outwards across Dogtooth Island spreading out and flowing across the point to re-enter the river near Sister Missouri island. From
St. Louis to Caruthersville
29.8 RBD Price Landing At low and medium water Price Landing is a great all weather protected bluff of sand in between the edges of a big eddy and the towering forest above. In high water campsites can be found in the sandy bottoms below towering cottonwoods and sycamores
St. Louis to Caruthersville
31 - 29 LBD Bumgard Island Bumgard is a classic mid channel island that makes you feel like you could be in the Florida Keys or on some Polynesian island, its beautiful, wild, and sits alone in the middle of a big open body of water. Best camping in area
St. Louis to Caruthersville
31 - 29 LBD Bumgard Island Bend Deepwater weirs have been placed in the main channel around the outside of Bumgard Island Bend. Paddlers in this stretch of river might experience a lot of upwelling disturbances as result, and the waves from upstream tows might be larger and more chaotic
St. Louis to Caruthersville
31 RBD Doolan Chute (Powers Island Chute) Paddlers will notice a small opening right bank descending with enough water for back channel exploration, except in the lowest of water levels. This is the old Doolan or Powers Island Chute, which defines the bottom end of a huge flooplain that starts
St. Louis to Caruthersville
33 - 32.7 RBD Lower Billings Island Lower Billings is smaller than its big brother upstream but affords better camping in medium water levels. Three chevrons are placed at the edge of the main channel adjacent Lower Billings, and you might notice inexplicable turbulence in the water as result.
St. Louis to Caruthersville
34 RBD Goose Island Blue Hole/Old River/Horseshoe Lake A giant blue hole is contained bhind the wall of rip rap at mle 34 left bank descending. It is open to the paddler at all water levels, you can point your canoe or kayak into the opening in the
St. Louis to Caruthersville
34 - 33.3 RBD Billings Island Billings is a small muddy island with a narrow back channel that is fun to explore, and enjoy a little taste of the trees and wildlife. Possible low/medium camps top and bottom end but not recommended for camping in high water except