Bennetts River Explained

Bennetts River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Arkansas and Missouri
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Howell County, Missouri
Baxter
and Fulton counties of Arkansas
Source1 Location:Howell County
Mouth Location:Baxter County
Mouth Elevation:548feet

Bennetts River is a stream in northern Arkansas and southern Missouri.The stream source is in Howell County, Missouri southeast of Hocomo on US 160. It flows south to the west of Moody, Missouri and crosses under Missouri Route 142. The stream flows south into Fulton County, Arkansas and turns to a westerly direction northwest of Viola. The stream crosses Arkansas Route 87 just south of Vidette and flows into Baxter County, Arkansas, and on into the northeast arm of Norfork Lake (Bennetts Bayou) across from the Gamaliel Campground.[1]

Bennetts River has the name of has the name of the local Bennett family.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2nd ed., 2004, p. 26
  2. Web site: Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 10 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071834/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_howell.html . 24 June 2016 .