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Mountain Fork. Mountain Fork, also known as the Mountain Fork of the Little River, is a 98-mile-long (158 km) [1] tributary of the Little River in western Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma in the United States. Via the Little and Red rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The stream rises in the Ouachita Mountains.
The 13,139-acre (53.2 km 2) Black Fork Mountain Wilderness is located in both Arkansas and Oklahoma and contains significant old-growth forests. [5] It protects beautiful, rugged vistas and clear mountain springs. The 9,754-acre (39.5 km 2) Upper Kiamichi River Wilderness is located solely in Oklahoma.
The Black Fork Mountain Wilderness Area is located in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Created by an act of Congress in 1984, the wilderness covers an area of 13,139 acres (53 km²). The Arkansas portion contains 8,430 acres (34.1 km 2) and the Oklahoma portion contains 5,140 acres (20.8 km 2 ). Located within Ouachita National Forest ...
Broken Bow Lake. 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Broken Bow Lake is a reservoir in southeastern Oklahoma, located on Mountain Fork River and 9 miles (14 km) northeast of the town of Broken Bow in McCurtain County. It is one of the largest fresh water lakes within the state of Oklahoma, and a popular tourist destination for locals ...
Oklahoma has more than 200 lakes created by dams. All lakes listed are man-made. Oklahoma's only natural lakes are oxbow and playa lakes. Oklahoma has sixty-two oxbow lakes at least 10 acres in size. The largest, near the Red River in McCurtain County, is 272 acres. Playa lakes are found in saucer-shaped depressions in the high plains region.
Bridge across Mountain Fork River. A vista of Broken Bow Lake. Beavers Bend State Park is a 3,482 [ 2] acres (14.09 km 2) Oklahoma state park located in McCurtain County. It is approximately 10.5 miles (16.9 km) north of Broken Bow on SH-259A. [ 3] It was established in 1937 and contains Broken Bow Lake.
The Red River, or sometimes the Red River of the South to differentiate it from the Red River in the north of the continent, is a major river in the Southern United States. [3] It was named for its reddish water color from passing through red-bed country in its watershed. [4] It is known as the Red River of the South to distinguish it from the ...
The Athens Plateau or Athens Piedmont (EPA Level IV ecoregion 36a) consists of a series of low relief ridges, none exceeding 1,000 feet (300 m). It is located south of the Ouachitas and extends to the Arkansas-Oklahoma border. The Athens Piedmont runs from Arkadelphia, Arkansas into Oklahoma through Clark, Howard, Pike, and Sevier counties in ...