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re: Swimming across the Mississippi River in south Louisiana
Posted on 10/19/22 at 9:56 am to The Boat
Posted on 10/19/22 at 9:56 am to The Boat
If you are a strong swimmer in good shape it is doable.
Bear in mind however that because of and depending on the speed of the current you will land at least three quarters of a mile downstream from where you start.
That current also carrys small pieces of detritus like pickup trucks and forty foot tall trees. This is where the true danger lies.
Bear in mind however that because of and depending on the speed of the current you will land at least three quarters of a mile downstream from where you start.
That current also carrys small pieces of detritus like pickup trucks and forty foot tall trees. This is where the true danger lies.
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Posted on 10/19/22 at 9:58 am to Tigerbythetale
Looking for my floaties as we type.
Posted on 10/19/22 at 9:58 am to The Boat
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Swimming across the Mississippi River in south Louisiana
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Did anyone’s grandpa ever do this?
Yes. Upstream both ways
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:02 am to OweO
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My dad used to tell me about when he lived in Minnesota and could walk from one side of the river to the other side,
Did he leave out the part about it being frozen?
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:02 am to Stevo
quote:The river gauge means the water level is 4.6' above sea level. Not that the water is only 4.6' deep.
Have to imagine water is deeper than 4.6 feet
Why do you think the river gauges show lower and lower readings the further downstream you look. The New Orleans gauge has been between 2.0 and 3.0 over the past day. I promise the water is deeper than 2 or 3'
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:06 am to Tiger Prawn
The stage is so low you can see the diurnal tide cycle impacting the water level all the way past St Francisville approaching Red River Landing. Normally you can’t see that very far past the New Orleans gauge.
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:06 am to Tigerbythetale
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That current also carrys small pieces of detritus like pickup trucks and forty foot tall trees. This is where the true danger lies.
This. Jones said someone could "easily" swim across it at the Dow Docks. With all the shite in that river.. it wouldn't be worth doing just to try to prove to people you could do it.
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:07 am to Chad504boy
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And a wetsuit with biohazard protection
Significantly “cleaner” than nearly every other body of water in south La
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:08 am to Tigerbythetale
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That current also carrys small pieces of detritus like pickup trucks and forty foot tall trees. This is where the true danger lies.
Just pick a spot where the River flows North
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:12 am to Tigerbythetale
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That current also carrys small pieces of detritus like pickup trucks and forty foot tall trees.
Those big trees spin in the current just below the surface. Mind-boggling how that much force can be exerted with no big waves or sound to alert you from the bank.
The poster that suggested riding the ferry to see for yourself was spot on. There is a lot going on in that river passes unseen by people who have only viewed it from a levee or big bridge.
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:15 am to OweO
There is essentially no current at the moment. Debris is always floating down the river. Right now it's floating extremely slow. Vehicles also don't float.
An experienced swimmer in a good spot, like Missouri Bend, could easily swim across right now.
Stop latching onto anything on this site to get one over on me. You're completely out of your element here considering we are talking about water
An experienced swimmer in a good spot, like Missouri Bend, could easily swim across right now.
Stop latching onto anything on this site to get one over on me. You're completely out of your element here considering we are talking about water
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:19 am to The Boat
I had an uncle who swam across the Mississippi River between Hickman, KY and Doreena, MO back in the 1930s. He had planned on swimming across and catching the ferry back. Unfortunately, when he got to the Missouri side it occurred to him that his money for the fare was in his pants pockets and his pants were back on the Kentucky side. Yup, he had to swim back.
The river is wider there than it is at the I-10 bridge in Baton Rouge due to the bend, but a lot of the water is shallow with only the channel being deep enough to require swimming.
The river is wider there than it is at the I-10 bridge in Baton Rouge due to the bend, but a lot of the water is shallow with only the channel being deep enough to require swimming.
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:22 am to Deactived
My grandfather supposedly did it. He grew up in Morganza. WW2 navy guy. I don’t doubt it.
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:23 am to Deactived
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There is essentially no current at the moment. Debris is always floating down the river. Right now it's floating extremely slow. Vehicles also don't float.
This is why this is the time to do it. The bank to bank distance is the shortest it will ever be and current is the lowest it will ever be. Hopefully this thread inspires someone.
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:24 am to The Boat
friend of mine swam the alcatraz thing a few years back. let me see if I can get him drunk enough to agree to it.
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:31 am to Bigfishchoupique
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Quapaw Canoe Company. I’ve swam and drifted too some of the large sandbars at Millers Point ( Clarksdale,Ms). The Mississippi River is a beautiful place.
I might try to swim it next week near there. If I can get some of my friends from the QuaPaw Canoe company to lifeguard for me.
There's a great link in there from someone who swam across
LINK https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/essays/anyone-dip/
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Soon we’re scattered by the flow, and each of us swims alone, finding his own rhythm. The water surface is ripply and agitated now, slapping with crosscurrents, surging with boils. I can feel the river pressing in on all sides, grappling with me, trying to decide how best to deal with the impertinence of my presence.
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:34 am to Stevo
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I'm looking at anchored tanker just south of the new bridge. Have to imagine water is deeper than 4.6 feet, but it is down substantially!
Yea, that’s not how that works
And for the love of god…. It’s not ‘Stevo’, it’s ‘Steve-O’
JFC
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:36 am to TheRouxGuru
When I was a kid we had to swim the river to get to school. It was upstream both ways. Now get off my lawn
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:38 am to TH03
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shite, instructions unclear, now I'm flowing down from dow hahnville. can someone fish me out around 9 mile?
I can get you out if you make it all the way down to plaquemines parish
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:42 am to weadjust
I swam upstream in the Mississippi in BR back in 2009. I was in peak physical condition, even more than Mingo.
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