Thanks for the welcome!
Go to the dam when you got to Arcadia. Straight out east on 2nd and turn in at the Arcadia Park Office. I hike around the lake and carry my sling bag and and an "egg beater" (from wal-mart).
I've noticed some drastic water level changes at Arcadia, too, within 24 hours. Points I had to walk around on one day, the next day I just walked across.
I gotta get down to Hefner soon. Now, I'm just glad the weather is cooling off so I can get back down to Tishamingo.
How do you get to Bell Cow? Do I just take the turnpike straight out?