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Eleven Point RiverRiverton East River Access to Highway 142 River Access
Lower Eleven Point day float from Riverton East to the Highway 142 / Narrows access. Forest Service sources identify the exact 8-plus-mile route, both endpoints are developed public accesses, and the Bardley USGS gauge gives the same conservative low-water check used by adjacent Eleven Point routes.
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Launch at Riverton East and take out at Highway 142 / The Narrows for the lower Eleven Point day float. Use the Bardley USGS gauge as a conservative low-water check and keep extra margin for the full-day distance, cold water, shoals, and limited developed exits.
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Put-in
Riverton East River Access / Highway 160Riverton East and Highway 142 are official Forest Service river accesses with published coordinates, ramps, parking, and day-use rules.
Take-out
Highway 142 River Access / The NarrowsRiverton West is the nearby river-right alternate below the Highway 160 bridge, but Riverton East remains the default launch because it is the cleaner canoe/kayak staging area above the bridge.
Road shuttle
Use a two-car or local outfitter shuttle between Riverton East at Highway 160 and Highway 142 River Access. Riverton West is the nearby river-right alternate below the bridge if that shuttle setup works better, but Highway 142 remains the only planned take-out.
Additional access notes
- Highway 142 / Narrows is the last access on the southern end of the Eleven Point National Scenic River Area. Missing it pushes the trip toward Myrtle or Arkansas and changes the route plan.
- The Eleven Point corridor includes private lands under scenic easement. Do not assume banks away from public accesses, designated float camps, or legal gravel-bar stops are public.
More route and safety guidance
- The Forest Service warns that the Eleven Point can rise rapidly. Check the Bardley gauge trend and weather immediately before launch, and postpone for rising or storm-affected water rather than treating the 300 cfs floor as an all-clear.
- Highway 142 / The Narrows is the last National Scenic River access before the river continues toward Arkansas. Confirm the left-bank take-out and do not drift past the bridge; use only named public accesses or legal float-camp and gravel-bar stops because other banks may be private under scenic easement.
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| Known low-water floor | 300 cfs |
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| Main source behind this score | Rivers.MOHERP Bardley gauge rating and adjacent lower-Eleven-Point trip evidence |
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- Official route shapeRiverton to Highway 142, 8 to 8.7 miles
The Forest Service says floaters can put in at Riverton and float to Highway 142 Access for take-out, and says Highway 142 / Narrows is 8.7 miles downriver of Riverton.
- Public put-inRiverton East River Access
The Forest Service lists Riverton East as open on river left at Highway 160, with a paved road, single-lane concrete boat ramp, canoe launch, parking, vault toilet, no fee, and coordinates 36.649183, -91.199614.
- Public take-outHighway 142 River Access / The Narrows
The Forest Service lists Highway 142 River Access as open, developed, and day-use only, with a single-lane concrete boat ramp, paved parking, vault toilet, and coordinates 36.550194, -91.191532.
- Gauge check during route review · June 4, 2026USGS 07071500
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- Low-water floor300 cfs minimum-only
Rivers.MOHERP rates the Bardley gauge Good beginning at 300 cfs. Adjacent Eleven Point V2 routes use the same conservative floor with exact lower-river trip evidence, but this route does not infer an ideal range or high cutoff.
- Route characterFull-day water trail, bluffs, spring-fed current
National Rivers Project records Riverton East to Narrows as an 8.7-mile full-day water-trail section, Class I-II for experienced canoeists, with snags, trees, root wads, motorboats, and cold-water distance caveats.
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