Mile 419.6 - LBD Lake Karnac

419.6 LBD Lake Karnac

The main current swishes around Newtown Bend Sandbar and is propelled outward past several intriguing openings and cuts in the bank, some filled with powerful eddies that you could eddy out into. But there are also several openings along the left bank descending, one at Karnac Lake (low place in the riverbank and trees at LBD 419.7). This is an old channel of the river, which the state line still follows. You could pull into this opening at high water and find a charming (and protected) sandy landing in some mature willows, and maybe even camp overnight. Private land all around though, and not advisable during hunting season. Further exploration of this chute will eventually bring you to Karnac Lake, which inhabits an old channel of the big river. From there any incoming water current gets dispersed through the big woods surrounding, and no definable channel can be located back to the main channel. It’s a dead end. Your only choice is to turn tail and paddle back upstream from whence you came.