![]() The Mulberry River gauge at the Turner Bend landing measures the river level in 2/10s increments. Two miles below Redding is the Sacroiliac Rapid where a large boulder sits on the outside of a right hand curve. Redding Campground is on the right 2.7 miles below Low Water Bridge. ![]() There are few named rapids, but there are several tight curves that will wreck an unwary canoe at high water. The stretch of river from Low Water Bridge to Turner Bend has steady action. Stay to the right to get under the Low Water Bridge. Troll Shoal is a fun run just above the Low Water Bridge. Byrd's Landing is 4.5 miles below High Bank. Next comes Jump Start, Whoop and Holler and several other rapids as the river twists around one curve after another. Big Al's Twist and Chainsaw Jungle come before High Bank Access, 2 miles below the Little Mulberry. The best action begins after the confluence of the Little MulberryĢ miles below Wolf Pen. The Mulberry is a narrow stream at Wolf Pen. These weather conditions can make for some great white water canoeing and white water kayaking. Warm weather also increases the evaporation rate. When warm weather arrives and the trees are full of leaves, it takes a lot more rain to keep the river up than during the November-March period when the weather is cool and the trees are bare. If rains have been frequent enough to keep the water table up, then the river will rise quickly with the next rain and drop slower than when the water table is low. The current river level is determined by the amount of rainfall recently received coupled with the time of year. None of the tributaries are damm ed except Hurricane Creek at Shores Lake. The Mulberry River is a free flowing stream unimpeded by dams. Along the way it drains almost 400 square miles, the majority of which lies in the Ozark National Forest. The Mulberry flows approximately 62 miles west-southwest to its confluence with the Arkansas River. Many of the mountain ridges that define the edges of the watershed peak out at over 2300′ elevation. The headwaters of the Mulberry originate in the heart of the Boston Mountains, which are the highest and most rugged of the Ozarks.
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