Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myrtle Access Boat ramp, Myrtle, Missouri | Access / boat ramp | 36.51252, -91.17057 | The last mapped ramp above the state line and the usual put-in for the Arkansas reach; OSM spells it 'Mrytle Access'. |
| 2 | AR 93 bridge Highway 93 crossing, chain-km 27 | Bridge crossing | 36.41860, -91.13721 | First crossing below the state line; the river is bridge-to-bridge floating from here down. |
| 3 | AR 90 bridge Highway 90 crossing, chain-km 41 | Bridge crossing | 36.34678, -91.11384 | Carries the gauge; the standard midpoint reference on the reach. |
| 4 | USGS 07072000 Eleven Point River near Ravenden Springs Primary flow reference | USGS gauge | 36.34639, -91.11417 | The only gauge on the Arkansas reach, at the AR 90 bridge. |
| 5 | Blacks Ferry Road bridge County road crossing, chain-km 52 | Bridge crossing | 36.29119, -91.10044 | Gravel-road crossing at the old Blacks Ferry site. |
| 6 | US 62 bridge US 62 crossing, chain-km 60 | Bridge crossing | 36.24520, -91.08552 | Last crossing before the Spring River confluence; the usual take-out end of the reach. |
Gauge: USGS 07072000 — Eleven Point River near Ravenden Springs, AR. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Channel Catfish, Green Sunfish, Longear Sunfish, Ozark Bass, Rainbow Trout, Shadow Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye
Regulations: www.agfc.com/regulations/general-fishing-regulations/
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Dalton - the small community near the state line and the usual put-in for the upper Arkansas miles.
Ravenden Springs - the gauge community and the reference point for reading the river before a float.
Birdell - a river access downstream used to break the float into manageable days.
Pocahontas - the largest nearby town, with lodging, groceries and shuttle contacts.
Spring River confluence - the downstream end of the float water, where the two spring rivers meet.
Mammoth Spring - north on the highway, the source of the neighbouring Spring River and a useful alternative on high water.
Hardy - the regional base for guides and outfitters working both the Eleven Point and the Spring.
Spring: the strongest months of the year, with cool stable flows, smallmouth feeding hard on the gravel runs and holdover trout still in the upper pools.
Summer: the spring influence keeps the river fishable when others are not, but the productive window narrows to early morning and the deeper bluff pools.
Fall: clearing water, dropping temperatures and the best smallmouth fishing of the season, w