White River (Mississippi River)

White River
The White River at Des Arc , Arkansas
Data
Water code	US :  78762
location	Arkansas , Missouri (USA)
River system	Mississippi River
Drain over	Mississippi River  → Gulf of Mexico
source	Boston Mountains in Madison County, Arkansas, 35 ° 50 ′ 20 ″  N , 93 ° 36 ′ 16 ″  W
Source height	689  m
muzzle	Mississippi River in Desha County (Arkansas) coordinates: 33 ° 57 ′ 5 "  N , 91 ° 4 ′ 53"  W 33 ° 57 ′ 5 "  N , 91 ° 4 ′ 53"  W
Mouth height	37  m
Height difference	652 m
Bottom slope	0.56 ‰
length	1162 km
Catchment area	71,911 km²
Discharge at the Devalls Bluff A Eo gauge: 60,686 km²	NNQ (September 29, 1954) MQ 1950–1970, 1989–2005 Mq 1950–1970, 1989–2005 HHQ (January 19, 1950)	91 m³ / s 741 m³ / s 12.2 l / (s km²) 4361 m³ / s
Left tributaries	James River , North Fork River , Black River , Cache River
Right tributaries	Buffalo River , Little Red River , Bayou des Arc
Medium-sized cities	Newport , Batesville , Fayetteville
Navigable	restricted in the lower reaches
Map of the catchment area of the White River
White River near Flippin, AR

The White River ( English for "White River") is a 1162 km long tributary of the Mississippi River , which flows through the US states of Arkansas and Missouri .

Run

The source of the White River is in the Boston Mountains in northwest Arkansas, in Ozark-St. Francis National Forest southeast of Fayetteville . The upper sections of the river are fast flowing, cold and clear, and are therefore known for their trout . From the source, the river first flows northward into northwest Arkansas. It then returns over an arch through southwest Missouri at Branson to Arkansas and then follows a southeast course to its confluence with the Mississippi River.

The towns of Batesville and Newport are on its banks.

After the river enters the Mississippi River valley near Batesville, the river becomes navigable to shallow water craft and its flow rate declines noticeably. For the last 15 kilometers to the mouth, the river represents the final section of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System ; this section of the canal is deeper than the rest of the river.

The mean water flow is 741 m³ / s, during floods 3721 m³ / s were measured.

Expansion of the river

A plan to deepen the river above the McClellan-Kerr segment and thus make it navigable is controversial and rejected by many Arkansas residents. The lower reaches of the river is home to many wildlife, including bears , pheasants , songbirds and more than 160 species of fish . In the lower reaches of the river wintering mallards . Fears that expanding navigability will damage the river's ecostructure and negatively impact tourism are countered by economic hopes.

Lake Taneycomo was created in 1913 when the Empire District Electric Company built a dam south of Forsyth . Beaver Lake , Bull Shoals Lake, and Table Rock Lake are reservoirs built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers based on the Flood Control Act of 1938. A total of eight dams tame the upper reaches of the White River, six in Arkansas and two in Missouri. The White River National Wildlife Refuge is located on the lower reaches .

Tributaries

The White River's tributaries include the Cache River , Bayou des Arc , Little Red River , Black River , North Fork River , Buffalo River , James River, and Roaring River .

Web links

Commons : White River  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ White River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
2. ↑ Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the White River Minimum Flow Reallocation Study, AR
3. ^ Water Data Reports for the United States, 2005. (PDF; 9.67 MB) USGS
4. ↑ Fred Pfister: Insider's Guide: Branson and the Ozark Mountains 2006, ISBN 0-7627-4042-6 .
5. ↑ Flood Control Act of 1938 (PDF; 931 kB)