River Log section: Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
427.3 RBD Reid Bedford Point Sandy bluff thrown against the right bank in dramatic cut-out below Reid Bedford Point. Possible emergency camp alongside the vigorous eddy here formed. Good protection form northerlies, northwesterlies and westerlies, but open to the south. Hunting camps not far downstream in the woods, and
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
430 - 427 RBD Reid Bedford Bend A series of small sandbars are found along the main channel side of Reid Bedford Bend, making good shelter from westerly winds. Avoid a cluster of hunting camps below a giant hunting lodge RBD 429.5 (marked by an equally large white cross
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
431-424 LBD Below Racetrack Dikes/Towhead You can stay Left Bank Descending and cut behind a small island that has formed around one of the dikes for variety of paddling and wildlife viewing. Opens around 25VG, island goes under around 40VG. Good campsites all around a high ridge of willows
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
432-430 RBD Racetrack Towhead Main Channel Luxurious Sandbars and harbors found along length of Racetrack, paddlers looking for a campsite will have plenty of good choices, but the proximity of the power plant will mean it will not be a quiet night. Top end goes under around 30VG, but dry
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
432-430 RBD Racetrack Towhead Back Channel Opens up in a shallow trickle around 20VG. Best to run 25VG and higher. Good flow at 30VG. Strong flow at 35 and above. After descending below bridge make your crossing to the RBD and enter back channel. Beautiful picnic and campsites found throughout
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
433.2 LBD Baxter Wilson Steam Plant Several miles downstream of the bridge the Vicksburg Power Plant rises monolithically and dominates the sky from all angles as you’re paddling through the area. Like all coal fired plants, its distinguishing features are a large blocky power plant industrial latticework with
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
435.7 Vicksburg Bridges: US80 and I-20 I-20 Bridge at Vicksburg is a 12, 974 foot cantilever style bridge built in 1973 that connects Delta, Louisiana with Vicksburg, Mississippi. It is 60 feet wide with 116 feet of clearance at low water (0 VG) and 73 feet at high water
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
436.5 RBD City of Vicksburg Riverfront Park Another possible landing for paddlers needing resupply in Vicksburg in low or medium water levels is the Riverfront Park left bank descending at 436.5 (directly below the Washington Street Louisiana Circle Overlook). Primitive landings only on shelves of rock, mounds of
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
434.5 LBD Ergon General Store (Tow Boat Supply) Watch for workboats and resupply vessels running in and out of Ergon General Store which services tows on their way up and down the river. Popular location for towboat resupply. Not oriented towards paddlers, but sometimes paddler friendly. They have helped
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
437 - 435 LBD Walnut Hills (Mississippi Loess Bluff #1) The river dives to over 200 feet as it comes around Delta Point through Centennial Cutoff, forced downward by the Walnut Hills upon which Vicksburg sits. The turbulent action of the water carving deeper and deeper through the Mississippi Mud
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
437 RBD Delta Point Opposite the mouth of the Yazoo River and downstream a half mile is an elegant sandbar with a spectacular view of the entire Vicksburg Bluff. You will enjoy the very best panoramic view available from this lovely picnic spot. In one sitting you can see all
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
437 Centennial Cutoff In the high water of 1876 the river sliced across the narrow yoke of land at the base of Centennial Bend, and isolated Vicksburg from the big river, threatening to kill its economy. This natural shift must have come as a demoralizing blow to the “Citadel of