North Fork River (Missouri–Arkansas)

The North Fork River or the North Fork of White River[4] is a 109-mile-long (175 km)[5] tributary of the White River, into which it flows near Norfork, Arkansas.

"North Fork of White River" redirects here. For the similarly-named Colorado river, see North Fork White River.
North Fork river
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesArkansas and Missouri
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationWright County, Missouri
 • elevation1,350 ft (410 m)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
White River
 • elevation
590 ft (180 m)[2]
Length109 mi (175 km)
Discharge 
 • locationTecumseh
 • average1,194 cu ft/s (33.8 m3/s)[3]

It rises in Wright County, Missouri, southeast of the city of Mountain Grove, and flows generally southwards through Douglas and Ozark counties.[6] 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. The part of the river below the Norfork Dam is called the Norfork Tailwater and is a trout fishing stream.

References
  1. Mountain Grove, Missouri, 30x60 Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
  2. Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas 30x60 Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1985
  3. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/annual/?format=sites_selection_links&search_site_no=07058500&agency_cd=USGS&referred_module=sw
  4. "North Fork River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-01. (Its official name is "North Fork River"; "North Fork of White River" is a recognized variant.)
  5. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 9, 2011
  6. North Fork of the White River Watershed Missouri, 2001, Missouri Department of Conservation


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