Mile 70.9 - LBD Upper Grand River

70.9 LBD Upper Grand River

Good camping or picnicking can be found at the mouth of the Upper Grand River at mile 70.9, best choice would be the north side in a slice of woods growing on top of a ridge along the bank. This north side would be dry up to around 24KG. An even higher bank is found on the southside of the Upper Grand River mouth, but only with difficult landings in a tortured forest, rough woods, very overgrown with scrubby undergrowth and vines.

Upper Grand River is the first major cross basin distributary. Water that enters here crosses the Atchafalaya Basin west to east and slams into the East Protection Levee at Grand River Landing (Public Boat Ramp). It is approximately eight miles to cross the Basin here. The water flows along good at all water levels except during drought, but will be especially strong during the Spring pulse. Upper Grand River feeds many wetlands through Bayou Pigeon and its many forks, and eventually reaches Bayou Sorrel and joins its waters on the swamp journey to the Gulf.