White River (Arkansas–Missouri)
| White River | |
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White River in Arkansas, January 2008 | |
Map of the White River watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas, Missouri |
| Cities | Newport, Batesville, Fayetteville |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Boston Mountains |
| • location | Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, Madison County, Arkansas |
| • coordinates | 35°50′20″N 93°36′16″W / 35.83889°N 93.60444°W |
| • elevation | 2,260 ft (690 m) |
| Mouth | Mississippi River |
• location | Desha County, Arkansas |
• coordinates | 33°57′5″N 91°4′53″W / 33.95139°N 91.08139°W |
• elevation | 188 ft (57 m) |
| Length | 722 mi (1,162 km) |
| Basin size | 27,765 sq mi (71,910 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Devalls Bluff |
| • average | 26,180 cu ft/s (741 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 3,230 cu ft/s (91 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 154,000 cu ft/s (4,400 m3/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Clarendon |
| • average | 29,479 cu ft/s (834.8 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Landmarks | White River National Wildlife Refuge |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | James River, North Fork River, Black River, Cache River |
| • right | Buffalo River, Little Red River, Bayou des Arc |
| Waterbodies | Lake Taneycomo, Beaver Lake, Bull Shoals Lake, Table Rock Lake |
The White River is a 722-mile (1,162 km) river that flows through the U.S. states of Arkansas and Missouri. Originating in the Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas, it arcs northwards through southern Missouri before turning back into Arkansas, flowing southeast to its mouth at the Mississippi River.