Eleven Point River

Eleven Point River
River
Country United States
States Missouri, Arkansas
Regions Ozark Plateau, Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Tributaries
 - left Spring Creek, Hurricane Creek
 - right Middle Creek, Greer Spring, Frederick Creek, Blue Spring
Cities Willow Springs, Thomasville
Source
 - location Willow Springs, Howell County, Ozark Plateau, Missouri
Mouth Spring River
 - location Black Rock, Arkansas, Randolph County, Mississippi Alluvial Plain, Arkansas
Location of the Eleven Point Wild and Scenic River shown in green; nearby Ozark National Scenic Riverways in red

The Eleven Point River is a 138-mile-long (222 km)[1] river in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, United States. It originates near Willow Springs, Missouri. It more than doubles in flow when Greer Spring Branch runs into it, adding over 200 million US gallons (760,000 m3) of water per day to the river. The name derives from the Mississippi Valley French word pointe, which is a wooded point of land marking a river bend. Voyageurs marked distance by counting these points of land or river bends.[2] The river flows into the Spring River southwest of Pocahontas near the small town of Black Rock.

In 1968 a 44.4-mile (71.5 km) stretch was named the Eleven Point National Wild and Scenic River, one of the original eight rivers chosen to be part of the United States National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed March 9, 2011
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eleven Point River

Coordinates: 36°9′3″N 91°4′57″W / 36.15083°N 91.08250°W / 36.15083; -91.08250


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