MEMS putting locked gates on Ms River launches

[hntrpat1]

Louisiana has a great website that shows state owned lands and waterways. It helps with sort of thing.

[hntrpat1]

well looks like the state of la claims that shoot. I promise if you got a ticket the head man of the land office would sit in as a witness to defend the fact la owns it.
http://sonris-www.dnr.state.la.us/gis/a ... lateID=381

[stang67]

Look at Google or bing or any other aerial photo and tell me if they connect. I can't say (I wish I could) what's public and private but I can unequivocally say that that area is regulated as section 10 navigable. Whatever implementations that may or may not have as to assigning public/private designation, I can't say

Oh I know. There's clearly been some excavation since the topo was drawn to connect the 2 bodies of water. No idea how that affects public/private -- just thought it was interesting.

[hntrpat1]

I understood from the sticky that USGS topos were the most reliable reference for "natural bank." I'm no expert, but topo map indicates that the chute and lake do not connect, though they do now. ??

The problem that is what was natural bank a 100 years ago is not natural bank now. What is state owned is state owned. Ms is corrupt to the core from the bottom to the top. We all know that.

[420 racin]

I wish I could use my computer to type but oh well. The LA Office of State Lands does claim a lot of water. I have done A lot of research and map making etc around an oxbow north of Vicksburg when a few years ago east carol parish deputies were writing trespassing tickets. I pissed some folks off got kicked off the mdwfp board (that's when it was up and running). I have a lot of good information. It helps that I deal with water and wetlands and maps for a living though.

As far as the topo goes.... It is a good approximation and reference document. They are a far far cry from accurate. Just saying. If your referring to the "connection" between Gilliam Chute and the lake. I just looked at some old aerial imagery and found that as of April 16,1952 that "connection" was there. So it's been there for A LONG time no matter what