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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 .
In early days, Batesville was an important port on the White River and served as an entry point to the interior of northern Arkansas. Batesville played a large role in the settling of the Ozark Mountains region and served as the central land office for northern Arkansas. The first known settlement of the Batesville area was in 1810 near the ...
The White and Black River Valley Railway (“W&BRV”), previously called the Batesville and Brinkley Railroad (“B&B”), had a line between the towns of Brinkley and Jacksonport, as well as a branch line between Wiville and Gregory, entirely within the State of Arkansas and about 62 miles in total length. Its predecessor railroad was started ...
Arkansas and Indian Territory Railway: White and Black River Valley Railway: RI: 1890 1941 Operated by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway from 1904 White River Railway: MP: 1901 1903 St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway: White River, Lonoke and Western Railway: RI: 1898 1901 Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad: Wilmar and ...
When Railtex took over operations on the White River Line, they used a handful of older-generation Electro-Motive products including several GP40s, GP35s, GP38s, road slugs, SD40s, and a GP20. After the G&W acquisition in 2012, ten ex-Southern Pacific SD40M-2s were purchased from the Union Pacific to replace the GP40s in road service.
The Bull Shoals-White River State Park is a 725-acre (2.93 km 2) park in Baxter and Marion Counties of Arkansas both above and below the massive dam. Facilities, including camping, pavilions, dock and interpretive programs, stretch along the banks of the White River. Along the lakeshore, the park offers picnic sites and playgrounds.
Arkansas River: Southwestern Power Administration: 1973 [23] Remmel: Hot Spring County: 12 3 52,620 [39] Ouachita River: Entergy: 1924 [28] White River Lock & Dam 1 Batesville: 4 1 15,727 [40] White River: Independence County: 2007 [41] White River Lock & Dam 2 Independence County: 4 1 15,077 [42] White River: Independence County: 2007 [41 ...
In 2013, federal government designated the White River watershed as the nation's second "National Blueway". Later that year, the Fish and Wildlife Service proposed that the White River NWR be expanded. The expansion proposal calls for the refuge to be expanded from the present 160,756 acres (650.56 km 2) to as much as 297,806 acres (1,205.18 km 2).