Turnbull Island

USA / Louisiana / Simmesport /

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Formerly Turnbull Bend, this used to be an oxbow of the Mississippi River. In 1831, Capitan Henry Shreve dug a canal through the neck of the bend, straightening the Mississippi.

Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_River_Control_Structure

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Coordinates: 31°1'16"N 91°41'39"W

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Follets Island 410 km
San Jose Island 610 km
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Richard K Yancey Wildlife Management Area 17 km
Old River 19 km
Tunica Hills WMA 20 km
Lake Mary (Old River Lake) 24 km
Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge 27 km
Morganza Spillway 29 km
Tunica Swamp 33 km
Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge 35 km
Glasscock Cut-off (Mississippi) 42 km

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