Arkansas River Rights Committee v. Echubby Lake Hunting Club

ohn F. Stroud, Jr., Chief Judge.

This case involves the J public’s right of access to the following water-covered areas off the west bank of the Arkansas River in Desha and Lincoln Counties: 1) a narrow passage of water called the Echubby Chute, which may be entered from the Arkansas River; 2) a body of water located west of the Chute, called the Echubby Lake; 3) a ditch that connects the Chute and the lake; and 4) another small lake situated farther south in the Coal Pile area (collectively, “the Echubby areas”). Appellant, Arkansas River Rights Committee, a nonprofit group of hunters and…