Big Piney Creek | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Arkansas |
Length: | 70.8miles |
Discharge1 Location: | Dover, Arkansas[1] |
Discharge1 Avg: | 485 c/ft. per sec. |
Source1 Location: | Ozark National Forest, Newton County, Arkansas |
Source1 Elevation: | 2000 ft |
Mouth Location: | Lake Dardanelle, Johnson County, Arkansas |
Mouth Elevation: | 338 ft |
Big Piney Creek is a river located in Ozark National Forest in the state of Arkansas. It is a tributary of the Arkansas River and therefore part of the Mississippi River watershed. Managed by the United States Forest Service, it flows for [2] through Pope, Johnson and Newton counties. The headwaters of the creek are in a rugged, remote area just east of Arkansas Route 21 south of the community of Fallsville[3] and the mouth of the creek empties into Lake Dardanelle on the Arkansas River.[4]
The creek is known among kayakers and canoers for its moderately challenging Class II to Class III rapids. Although much of the land adjacent to the creek is privately owned, the Forest Service operates two campgrounds, Haw Creek Falls and Long Pool, for visitors.[5]
See main article: Big Piney Creek Bridge. The Big Piney Creek Bridge is a historic bridge, carrying Arkansas Highway 123 across Big Piney Creek in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, northeast of Hagarville, Arkansas. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[6]