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Mississippi River Story:
The Mississippi river in the state of Arkansas flows along almost the entire eastern border of this state. The river created what is often referred to as the Delta of eastern Arkansas, which is part of the largest alluvial plain in the United States, which supports a large variety fauna, flora as well as aquatic animals.
This alluvial plain has many remnant wetlands as well as several large oxbow lakes, including the largest natural lake of Arkansas, Lake Chicot, weighing in at nearly 8 square mile in area.
Mississippi River Information:
Source:
Lake Itasca, MN
Elevation at Source:
1467 feet
Total Length:
2318 miles
Length in Arkansas:
Tributaries Left (TN-MS side):
Missouri-Tennessee State Line
Obion River (35.9075499, -89.6390231)
Hatchie River (35.5522045, -89.8938663)
Loosahatchie River (35.2151790, -90.0630751)
Wolf River (35.1823988, -90.0573456)
Mississippi State Line
Tributaries Right (AR side):
Missouri State Line (36.0008074, -89.7330534)
St. Francis River (34.62471268, -90.5933373)
White River (33.9509541, -91.0826392)
Arkansas River (33.7762923, -91.1073458)
Louisiana State Line (33.0042989, -91.1661032)
Bridges
Missouri State Line
Hernando de Soto Bridge, IH 40 (35.1530666, -90.0649026)
Harahan Railroad Bridge (35.1292577, -90.0759253)
Frisco Railroad Bridge (35.1287586, -90.0763358)
Memphis & Arkansas Bridge, IH 55, US 61
Mississippi State Line
Helena Bridge, US 49 (34.4965702, -90.5876288)
Greenville Bridge, US 278 (33.2873362, -91.1538106)
Louisiana State Line
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