In late 1982, New worked Research, Inc was awarded a contract by the U.S. Army corps of Engineers, Memphis District, to develop a sampling design and conduct a sample survey of portions of the Ditch 1 project. The project crosses sections of Poinsett and Mississippi counties, Arkansas. the area of proposed impact was inspected by both pedestrian and boat survey, assessing state-of-the-art techniques. while the survey was being conducted, non-site points were recorded, for input into proposed statistical tests. During the course of the work only four new prehistoric sites (3PO475, 3MS394, 3MS395, 3MS396) were identified; in addition, two previously reported sites (3MS97 and 3MS100) were relocated. The low number of cultural resources encountered precluded the implementation of the proposed statistical manipulations of the data. The thrust of interpretations on this study was, therefore, directed toward evaluating the low incidence of sites in the survey areas and scrutinizing any area in which efforts toward avoidance should be directed.