BLACK RIVER (ARKANSAS)
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The 'Black River' is a tributary of the White River, about 300 mi (480 km) long [1], in southeastern Missouri and northeastern Arkansas in the United States. Via the White River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. Black River Technical College is named for the river.
The Black River rises in Missouri as three streams:
★ The 'East Fork Black River' rises in Iron County and flows generally southwardly, through Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park. A dam causes the East Fork to form 'Lower Reservoir'.
★ The 'Middle Fork Black River' is formed by a confluence of creeks in the Mark Twain National Forest in northern Reynolds County and flows generally southeastwardly.
★ The 'West Fork Black River' is formed by a confluence of creeks in the Mark Twain National Forest in western Reynolds County and flows generally westwardly, past the town of Centerville.
The headwaters forks converge near Lesterville, and the Black River flows generally southwardly through Reynolds, Wayne and Butler Counties in Missouri; and Clay, Randolph and Lawrence Counties in Arkansas. In its lowermost course the river is used to define the boundary between Independence and Jackson Counties. It flows past the towns of Mill Spring, Williamsville and Poplar Bluff (the largest city along its course) in Missouri; and Pocahontas, Black Rock and Powhatan in Arkansas. It joins the White River at Jacksonport, Arkansas.
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam in Wayne County, Missouri, causes the river to form Clearwater Lake.
In Arkansas, the Black River is joined by the Little Black River, the Current River, the Spring River and the Strawberry River.
★ List of Arkansas rivers
★ List of Missouri rivers
★ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clearwater Lake website
The 'Black River' is a tributary of the White River, about 300 mi (480 km) long [1], in southeastern Missouri and northeastern Arkansas in the United States. Via the White River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. Black River Technical College is named for the river.
| Contents |
| Headwaters and course |
| Dams |
| Tributaries |
| See also |
| External links |
Headwaters and course
The Black River rises in Missouri as three streams:
★ The 'East Fork Black River' rises in Iron County and flows generally southwardly, through Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park. A dam causes the East Fork to form 'Lower Reservoir'.
★ The 'Middle Fork Black River' is formed by a confluence of creeks in the Mark Twain National Forest in northern Reynolds County and flows generally southeastwardly.
★ The 'West Fork Black River' is formed by a confluence of creeks in the Mark Twain National Forest in western Reynolds County and flows generally westwardly, past the town of Centerville.
The headwaters forks converge near Lesterville, and the Black River flows generally southwardly through Reynolds, Wayne and Butler Counties in Missouri; and Clay, Randolph and Lawrence Counties in Arkansas. In its lowermost course the river is used to define the boundary between Independence and Jackson Counties. It flows past the towns of Mill Spring, Williamsville and Poplar Bluff (the largest city along its course) in Missouri; and Pocahontas, Black Rock and Powhatan in Arkansas. It joins the White River at Jacksonport, Arkansas.
Dams
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam in Wayne County, Missouri, causes the river to form Clearwater Lake.
Tributaries
In Arkansas, the Black River is joined by the Little Black River, the Current River, the Spring River and the Strawberry River.
See also
★ List of Arkansas rivers
★ List of Missouri rivers
External links
★ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clearwater Lake website
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