High lake level creates bottomland delight just off Beaver Lake

High lake level creates bottomland delight

May 23, 2023 at 1:00 a.m.

by Flip Putthoff

When the water level of Beaver Lake is high, as it is most springs, it creates a unique swamp-like kayaking opportunity along the War Eagle arm of the reservoir.
(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Flip Putthoff) — When the water level of Beaver Lake is high, as it is most springs, it creates a unique swamp-like kayaking opportunity along the War Eagle arm of the reservoir. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Flip Putthoff)

No need to drive six hours to a southeast Arkansas swamp when six minutes of kayaking gets paddlers heading downstream to a mysterious backwater that's much closer to home.

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