Here is information for boaters coming down the river  from Hoppies to
Green Turtle Bay. I made the trip myself last month.  First  I stopped overnight
at Kaskaskia Lock, Mississippi mile 117.
Next I anchored overnight at Little River Diversion  Channel (mile 48).
Water levels have dropped over five feet since I did the trip  last month and
this does not look like a viable anchorage now.  If I were  planning the trip
again, I would check out an anchorage at mile 1.5.    I have seen boats
anchor along the shore between Angelo Towhead and US60 highway  bridge out of
the channel.  Trawlers can cover the 116 miles from Kaskaskia  in one day
with the help of the Mississippi current.  Please let me know if  you anchor
here and I will pass the info on to other  boaters.
The anchorage at Ohio mile 966 is no longer  possible.  A new 300ft wide
channel has been dredged at this location for  tows to pass through.
The lockmaster at Lock 53 (mile 963) recommended  anchoring below the dam
on the Kentucky side.
Finally, Cumberland Towhead, (mile 924) is still  good!

Alan Lloyd
Great Loop Navigation Notes
www.NavigationNotes.com (http://www.NavigationNotes.com)

Alan
Thanks for your help in this leg of our trip. I greatly appreciate it.
Here is how we did it.

Mississippi River
Day 1
Port Charles Harbor Marina (MM 221.5) to Hoppies Marina (MM 158). Through
the canal and Lock 27 which can have delays.

Day 2
We went from Hoppies Marina (MM 158) to Kaskaskia Lock (42 miles).

Day 3
Kaskaskia Lock to Angelos Towhead MM 1.5, 117 miles. Left a tlight 6:30am
and arrived about 12 hrs later.

Day 4
Ohio RIver
Angelos Towhead MM 1.5 up stream in the Ohio River, through Locks 53 and 52
to anchor at Cumberland Towhead anchorage on Active Captain.  59 miles.
37° 06.429´ N      088° 26.006´ W
Left 6:30am got there 6:00pm.

Day 5:
Cumberland Towhead anchorage up the Cumberland River to Green Turtle Bay and
through Barkely Lock.
(34 miles, half a day).

R.

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Subject: GL: Hoppies to Green Turtle Bay

Here is information for boaters coming down the river  from Hoppies to Green
Turtle Bay. I made the trip myself last month.  First  I stopped overnight
at Kaskaskia Lock, Mississippi mile 117.
Next I anchored overnight at Little River Diversion  Channel (mile 48).
Water levels have dropped over five feet since I did the trip  last month
and this does not look like a viable anchorage now.  If I were  planning the
trip
again, I would check out an anchorage at mile 1.5.    I have seen boats
anchor along the shore between Angelo Towhead and US60 highway  bridge out
of the channel.  Trawlers can cover the 116 miles from Kaskaskia  in one day
with the help of the Mississippi current.  Please let me know if  you anchor
here and I will pass the info on to other  boaters.
The anchorage at Ohio mile 966 is no longer  possible.  A new 300ft wide
channel has been dredged at this location for  tows to pass through.
The lockmaster at Lock 53 (mile 963) recommended  anchoring below the dam on
the Kentucky side.
Finally, Cumberland Towhead, (mile 924) is still  good!

Alan Lloyd
Great Loop Navigation Notes
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Be very careful in Angelos Towhead @ MM 1.5 on the UMR.  Do not go up into
it at the moment past the island point.  The water is historically low and
the chute above the island is full of dead heads and nasties.    Check with
Fern @ Hoppies on the current condition of Boston Chute which is above
Angelos a few miles.  It may be a beter alternative.  The UMR looks like a
mini grand canyon at the moment with our water levels.

-Matt

Fern is recommending Angelos Towhead anchorage. There is no recent report
from Boston Chute.
The instruction is to only anchor at the tip of the island and not to go
into the creek next to the island. I just heard the Army Corp has dumped a
lot of tow hawser line in the creek there.
R,

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From: Matthew Hahn [mailto:scubadude@charter.net]
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 6:04 PM
To: Ralph@alphacompservices.com; ALloyd217@aol.com;
great-loop@lists.trawlering.com
Subject: RE: GL: Hoppies to Green Turtle Bay

Be very careful in Angelos Towhead @ MM 1.5 on the UMR.  Do not go up into
it at the moment past the island point.  The water is historically low and
the chute above the island is full of dead heads and nasties.    Check with
Fern @ Hoppies on the current condition of Boston Chute which is above
Angelos a few miles.  It may be a beter alternative.  The UMR looks like a
mini grand canyon at the moment with our water levels.

-Matt