North Fork River (Missouri–Arkansas)

"North Fork of White River" redirects here. For the similarly-named Colorado river, see North Fork White River.

The North Fork River or the North Fork of White River^[1] is a 109-mile-long (175 km)^[4] tributary of the White River, into which it flows near Norfork, Arkansas.

North Fork river
Bridge over the upper North Fork River in northeast Douglas County, Missouri near the community of Ann
Location
Country	United States
States	Arkansas and Missouri
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Southwest Texas County, Missouri
• coordinates	37°07′11″N 92°14′54″W[1]
• elevation	Approximately 1454 ft [2]
Mouth
• location	White River
• coordinates	36°12′38″N 92°17′25″W[1]
• elevation	351 ft[1]
Length	109 mi (175 km)
Discharge
• location	Tecumseh
• average	1,194 cu ft/s (33.8 m3/s)[3]

It rises in the southwest corner of Texas County, at the southeast margin the city of Mountain Grove, and flows generally southwards through the southwest corner of Texas, eastern Douglas and Ozark counties.^[5] It flows through Mark Twain National Forest and gathers the waters of many streams, including its major tributary, Bryant Creek. The watershed includes major portions of eastern Douglas and Ozark counties and includes portions of Webster, Wright, Texas and Howell counties in Missouri.^[6]

South of Tecumseh, Missouri, the river becomes Norfork Lake, a reservoir created by Norfork Dam in Baxter County, Arkansas. A few miles below the dam, the North Fork River joins the White River near the town of Norfork, Arkansas.^[7] The part of the river below the Norfork Dam is called the Norfork Tailwater and is a trout fishing stream.

References

1. "North Fork River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-06-01. (Its official name is "North Fork River"; "North Fork of White River" is a recognized variant.)
2. Cabool SW, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2004
3. "USGS Surface Water data for Missouri: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
4. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 9, 2011
5. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 64, ISBN 0899332242
6. North Fork of the White River Watershed Missouri, 2001, Missouri Department of Conservation
7. Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2nd ed., 2004, p. 26, ISBN 0899333451

External links

• Norfork Lake Chamber of Commerce
• Map of the North Fork watershed
• Map of Bryant Creek watershed, major tributary of the North Fork