Big Sunflower River
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The Big Sunflower River is a tributary of the Yazoo, and has shipping, and commerce. The United States Army Corps of Engineers has maintained a navigation channel, which is thirty miles in length.
Description of The river
The Big Sunflower rises in a swamp southwest of Greenville, Mississippi. It winds south, with the Mississippi River to the west, and the Yazoo to the east, its watershed is somewhat limited.
Navigational Use
In 1976, the Army Corps of Engineers ordered a channel dredged, this channel would be for use by barges, and pleasure craft. At thirty miles in length, private barge companies such as LAbarge have set up offices on the river.
Water Quality
Like the Yazoo, this river is very silt laden. The river gets its mud from the various bayous, and small streams that feed into it. The river has a distinct "Clear-Mud Line" where it meets the Yazoo; this shows that the Big Sunflower is muddier than the Yazoo.