North Fork River (Missouri–Arkansas)

"North Fork of White River" redirects here. For the similarly-named Colorado river, see North Fork White River.
North Fork river
Bridge over the upper North Fork River in northeast Douglas County, Missouri near the community of Ann
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesArkansas and Missouri
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSouthwest Texas County, Missouri
 • coordinates37°07′11″N 92°14′54″W / 37.11972°N 92.24833°W / 37.11972; -92.24833[1]
 • elevationApproximately 1454 ft [2]
Mouth 
 • location
White River
 • coordinates
36°12′38″N 92°17′25″W / 36.21056°N 92.29028°W / 36.21056; -92.29028[1]
 • elevation
351 ft[1]
Length109 mi (175 km)
Discharge 
 • locationTecumseh
 • average1,194 cu ft/s (33.8 m3/s)[3]

The North Fork River or the North Fork of White River[1] is a 109-mile-long (175 km)[4] tributary of the White River, into which it flows near Norfork, Arkansas.

It rises in the southwest corner of Texas County, at the southeast margin the city of Mountain Grove, and flows generally southwards through the southwest corner of Texas, eastern Douglas and Ozark counties.[5] It flows through Mark Twain National Forest and gathers the waters of many streams, including its major tributary, Bryant Creek. The watershed includes major portions of eastern Douglas and Ozark counties and includes portions of Webster, Wright, Texas and Howell counties in Missouri.[6]

South of Tecumseh, Missouri, the river becomes Norfork Lake, a reservoir created by Norfork Dam in Baxter County, Arkansas. A few miles below the dam, the North Fork River joins the White River near the town of Norfork, Arkansas.[7] The part of the river below the Norfork Dam is called the Norfork Tailwater and is a trout fishing stream.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "North Fork River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-06-01. (Its official name is "North Fork River"; "North Fork of White River" is a recognized variant.)
  2. ^ Cabool SW, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2004
  3. ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Missouri: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 9, 2011
  5. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 64, ISBN 0899332242
  6. ^ North Fork of the White River Watershed Missouri, 2001, Missouri Department of Conservation
  7. ^ Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2nd ed., 2004, p. 26, ISBN 0899333451


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