Mountain Fork
Mountain Fork Mountain Fork of the Little River | |
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![]() Map of the Little River watershed showing the Mountain Fork | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Ouachita Mountains, Oklahoma |
Little River | |
• location | McCurtain County, Oklahoma |
• coordinates | 33°57′05″N 94°34′32″W / 33.95139°N 94.57556°W |
Length | 98 mi (158 km) |
Discharge | |
• location | Eagletown, Oklahoma |
• average | 1,430 cubic feet per second (40 cubic metres per second) |
Mountain Fork, also known as the Mountain Fork of the Little River, is a 98-mile-long (158 km)
Course
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The Mountain Fork rises in the
In its upper course, the river flows through a portion of the Ouachita National Forest. In McCurtain County, the river is dammed to form Broken Bow Lake. Nancy Branch is a tributary of the river.
Discharge
At Eagletown, the river has a mean annual discharge of 1,430 cubic feet per second (40 cubic metres per second).[2]
Recreation and conservation
The Upper Mountain Fork River offers 31.7 miles (51.0 km) of canoeing or kayaking from near
Below Broken Bow dam and lake, the 18.8 miles (30.3 km) of the Lower Mountain Fork is described as the "consistently flowing and best whitewater stream" in Oklahoma. Class I and II rapids are found in the upper part of this section and paddlers must navigate waterfalls with a four feet (1.2 meters) drop.
See also
- List of Arkansas rivers
- List of Oklahoma rivers
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 3, 2011
- ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Oklahoma: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
- ^ a b "Mountain Fork River" http://southwestpaddler.com/docs/littleok9.html, accessed 20 Apr 2013
- ^ "McCurtain County Wilderness Area" http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/factsmaps/wma/mccurtain.htm, accessed 20 Apr 2013
- ^ "Lower Mountain Fork River Trout Regulations" http://www.beaversbend.com/fishing.html, accessed 20 Apr 2013
- ^ "Record Brown Trout" https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/recordfish/brownshattered.htm, accessed 20 Apr 2013
See also
- Columbia Gazetteer of North America
- ISBN 0-89933-345-1.
- ISBN 0-89933-283-8.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain Fork
External links
- Mountain Fork River - Video footage of the area and a list of local activities and resources.
- Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory