River Log section: St. Louis to Caruthersville
St. Louis to Caruthersville
867 - 861 Little Cypress Bend Few things impressed early voyagers on the Lower Mississippi more than the beautiful tree for which this bend was named. In Little Cypress Bend and other areas. the bald cypress grew to tremendous heights and sizes. The spreading branches, with light feathery foliage, and
St. Louis to Caruthersville
868.9 LBD Sheep Ridge Secret Camp A hidey-hole sandbar is found in a small cut out harbor left bank descending below the Cherokee Light 867.3. Good rest stop or possible camp in case of oncoming storms from any southerly quadrants, but also accessible by roads from land.
St. Louis to Caruthersville
869 LBD Sheep’s Ridge Break In the 2011 flood the Mississippi River almost carved a new path across the backside of old Is. No 13, which would have turned Little Cypress Bend into an oxbow lake and made a new channel for the big river to follow. Engineers believe
St. Louis to Caruthersville
872.2 LBD Tiptonville Boat Ramp Paddlers wanting to reach Tiptonville can pull off at the old Tiptonville Ferry Landing (cracked concrete sidewalk over rip-rap below parking lot) or pull off at the boat ramp a hundred yards downstream. If the river is above 25CG you could also pull into
St. Louis to Caruthersville
873.7 LBD Bixby Towhead Light Bixby Towhead has migrated to the Tennessee shore, and steamboat Captain Bixby is long gone. But his story has been immortalized by one of America’s greatest authors. Captain Horace Bixby was one of the best-known steamboat pilots on the river. He was piloting
St. Louis to Caruthersville
874 - 867 RBD Stewart Towhead Like many of the giant sandbars in this area, Stewart Towhead is very wide, shalllow and exposed. Great picnic site, but not recommended for camping in winds or oncoming storms. There is one small (tiny in relation to the bar) clump of scrubby willows
St. Louis to Caruthersville
876.5 RBD Linda Boat Ramp Linda is a good concrete boat ramp laid out at steep angle downstream over the rip-rap on the outside of Marr Bend at 876.5 RBD. Remote location, no services. We found thick dewberry bushes growing at top of ramp with ripe berries in
St. Louis to Caruthersville
877.2 RBD Williams Point An intriguing break in the willow forests and dip of the muddy banks indicates the opening right bank descending 877 where paddlers could dive into the forest for relief from the sun or wind, and fantastic opportunities for birding and wildlife viewing. Not passable below
St. Louis to Caruthersville
878 LBD Marr Towhead Secret Sandbar Just below the Marr Towhead Light 878.1 LBD) paddlers will discover a large dune carved into a cut-out place in the bank which would make great protection in strong winds out of the south or east, but would become exposed to westerly or
St. Louis to Caruthersville
878 - 875.5 LBD Marr Towhead Marr Towhead sprawls outwards around Marr Bend in low water, but disappears fast as the water rises. Above 20CG the only sand you will find will be tight against the steep sandy interior bank.
St. Louis to Caruthersville
879 LBD Tiptonville Chute An old channel of the Mississippi River, the Tiptonville Chute can only be accessed by your canoe or kayak in the highest of water levels. But if the river is at flood stage, and you are ready for an adventure, you could jump off the main
St. Louis to Caruthersville
880.2 LBD Kentucky Bend Crossover Portage Just downstream of a 2-story house on the left bank descending near 880.2 there is a small indentation of the bank that is an inlet in high water, and a sloping drainage at low water. The drainage is paved, and can be