Английская Википедия:Fourche La Fave River

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The Fourche La Fave River (pronounced "Fush (like push but with an f-sound) Luh Fave"; shown as Fourche LaFave River on federal maps[1]) is a tributary of the Arkansas River, approximately Шаблон:Convert long,[2] in western Arkansas in the United States. It drains part of the northern Ouachita Mountains west of Little Rock.

It was named for the La Feve family who settled near its mouth.[3] Fourche is French meaning "fork".

Course

Шаблон:Unreferenced section It rises in southern Scott County south of Waldron and flows east-northeast through the Ouachita National Forest, along the southern side of the Dutch Creek Mountain ridge, then along the north side of the Fourche Mountain ridge. It flows past Perryville and joins the Arkansas from the west approximately Шаблон:Convert northwest of Little Rock. It is impounded by the Nimrod Dam at Fourche Junction to form Nimrod Lake for flood control. It is joined by the South Fourche La Fave River west of Perryville.

Crossings

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  1. Шаблон:Gnis
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Шаблон:Webarchive, accessed June 3, 2011
  3. Шаблон:Cite book