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Inland Waterway Resources and Links
Cruising Guides
Once you have reached the Mississippi River you'll have a decision to make. Cruisers can proceed downstream to New Orleans, or head upstream entering the Great Circle Route via the Ohio River. Either way, the Gulf of Mexico awaits and provides the cruiser with opportunities for both local and exotic landfalls. Additional guides to the Great Circle Route are shown below, and while we have copies of Quimby's Guide, all are available for Bluewater Books & Charts, as well as other fine e-merchants. Another consideration for any cruise on the Arkansas River would be stream flow. One site which provides meaningful data is the U. S. Army Corps of Engineer, Little Rock District. This site presents information covering the entire system in tabular form. Furthermore, it offers forecast river flow in cubic feet per second (ft³/sec). Data concerning the Mississippi River and forecast flow are available from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District. Additional information on river flow is available via the National Weather Service Radio, which announces forecast river flows as a part of its weather information broadcast, but typically just for the next day.
Navigation InformationThe United States Army Corps of Engineers furnishes online versions of their Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers Navigation charts. These charts are smaller versions of those published by the Corps, but contain all the necessary navigational informational for transiting both rivers. Both of the above charts are widely available in printed form. If you need one drop us a note and we'll see to it that your request is promptly shipped. And last but not least The U. S. Coast Guard's Local Notice to Mariners is available online. The Arkansas River falls under the 8th District/Western Rivers which administrators the Mississippi River and its tributaries. A complete listing of 1999 LNM's, as well as, archived files from previous years may be viewed or downloaded at this site. Considering commercial traffic volume, and Spring - Fall flooding within the Mississippi Basin, this site might be well worth checking prior to navigating a particular river or section of river. We will continue to look for information regarding navigation of the Arkansas River. And as we find new and interesting sites, we update this page for you benefit. If our staff can be of any service to you during the preparation phase of your river odyssey please do not hesitate to contact us.
Applegate Marina, HC 61 Box 308, Sallisaw, Oklahoma 74955 918-775-4522
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McClellan - Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System is a side trip up the Arkansas
River for 445 miles. The system meanders through the Arkansas and Oklahoma
country sides until reaching the end of navigation at Tulsa's Port of
Catoosa. The only guide to the system is Bruce and Joyce Johnson's
Arkansas River Cruise Guide. We were fortunate to have the Johnson's as
tenants prior to their beginning a Great Circle Cruise. Their guide
includes chartlets and identifies anchorages which they scouted during their
cruise of the Arkansas River system. This publication is available from numerous
sources including Applegate Marina.
