Fourche La Fave River Explained

Fourche La Fave River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Arkansas
Length:140miles
Discharge1 Location:Aplin, Arkansas
Discharge1 Avg:1,302 cu/ft. per sec.[1]
Source1:Scott County, Arkansas
Source1 Coordinates:34.7688°N -94.1592°W
Mouth:Bigelow, Arkansas
Mouth Coordinates:34.9658°N -92.5816°W

The Fourche La Fave River (pronounced "Foosh (like push but with an f-sound) Luh Fave"; shown as Fourche LaFave River on federal maps) is a tributary of the Arkansas River, approximately long,[2] in western Arkansas in the United States. It drains part of the northern Ouachita Mountains west of Little Rock.

It was named for the La Feve family who settled near its mouth.[3] Fourche is French meaning "fork".

Course

It rises in southern Scott County south of Waldron and flows east-northeast through the Ouachita National Forest, along the southern side of the Dutch Creek Mountain ridge, then along the north side of the Fourche Mountain ridge. It flows past Perryville and joins the Arkansas from the west approximately northwest of Little Rock. It is impounded by the Nimrod Dam at Fourche Junction to form Nimrod Lake for flood control. It is joined by the South Fourche La Fave River west of Perryville.

Crossings

a historic bridge over the Fourche La Fave River

a historic bridge over the Fourche La Fave River

a historic bridge over the Fourche La Fave River

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ar/nwis/uv/?site_no=07263012&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060 USGS Water data
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 3, 2011
  3. Book: The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States . . Gannett, Henry . 1905 . 178.