Arkansas River - Revision history

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 Several tributaries enter the river in central Arkansas, including [[Point Remove Creek]], [[Cypress Creek]], [[Cadron Creek]], [[Taylor Creek]], [[Tupelo Bayou]], [[Beaverdam Creek]], [[Palarm Creek]], [[Mill Bayou]], [[Big Maumelle River]], [[Little Maumelle River]], [[White Oak Bayou]], [[Shillcut Bayou]], [[Town Creek]] (historic), and [[Fourche Bayou]].
-The [[Arkansas River Historical Society]], founded in 1981, preserves the history of human activity along the Arkansas River and educate the public on river's role in mid-South life. The society operates a museum at the Port of Catoosa in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
+The river in central Arkansas is home to black buffalo, bogmouth buffalo, common carp, freshwater drum, golden redhorse, grass carp, longnose gar, river carpsucker, shortnose gar, smallmouth buffalo, spotted gar, and spotted sucker fish.
-The river in central Arkansas is home to black buffalo, bogmouth buffalo, common carp, freshwater drum, golden redhorse, grass carp, longnose gar, river carpsucker, shortnose gar, smallmouth buffalo, spotted gar, and spotted sucker fish.
+''Steamboating:''
-====McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System====
+''McClellan-Kerr System'':
-The McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System is a system of navigable pools on the Arkansas River formed from seventeen locks, dams, and reservoirs extending from the Port of Catoosa near Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Montgomery Point near Dumas on the Mississippi River. The McClellan-Kerr Arkansas Rover Navigation System is operated by the [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Little Rock District]] in Little Rock and Tulsa.
+The [[McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System]] is a system of navigable pools on the Arkansas River formed from seventeen locks, dams, and reservoirs extending from the Port of Catoosa near Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Montgomery Point near Dumas on the Mississippi River. The McClellan-Kerr Arkansas Rover Navigation System is operated by the [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Little Rock District]] in Little Rock and Tulsa.
 The $1.2 billion McClellan-Kerr system dedicated on June 5, 1971, by President Richard Nixon was the result of several decades of effort to improve port facilities, transportation, and flood control on the Arkansas River. As early as 1941 Senator [[Hattie Caraway]] and Representative [[Clyde T. Ellis]] lobbied in favor of an Arkansas River Valley Authority. Their efforts went unrewarded, but in 1956 Arkansas Senator [[John L. McClellan]] and Oklahoma Senator Robert S. Kerr secured passage of public works funds for waterway improvements and hydroelectric power generation. The district engineer in Little Rock responsible for construction of the Arkansas portion of the system was Colonel [[Charles L. Steel]].
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 In 2008 slightly more than two million tons of commodities were transported over the system. Commodities moved in 2008 included petroleum products, iron, steel, fertilizers, sand, gravel, rock, and soybeans and other agricultural products.
-====Locks, Dams, and Powerhouses====
+''Locks, Dams, and Powerhouses:''
 *Montgomery Point Lock and Dam
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 *Ozark-Jeta Taylor Lock and Dam
 *James W. Trimble Lock and Dam
 ====Parks====

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 *[http://www.tulsaweb.com/port/ Arkansas River Historical Society Museum]
 *[http://www.swl.usace.army.mil/parks/toadsuck/pdf/toad_suck_map.pdf U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Map of Arkansas River from Little Rock upriver to Morrilton]
 *[http://www.nativefish.org/articles/ARKDNRBOW_Report.php Jeff Quinn - Characteristics of Bowfishing Tournaments in Arkansas]
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-[[Image:P1040521 1.jpg|thumb|The Arkansas River. Photo by Megan Davari.]]
+[[Image:P1040521 1.jpg|thumb|300px|The Arkansas River. Photo by Megan Davari.]]
-[[Image:Pinnacle-mtn-postcard.jpg|thumb|Historic postcard view of Arkansas River with Pinnacle Mountain in distance.]]
+[[Image:Pinnacle-mtn-postcard.jpg|thumb|300px|Historic postcard view of Arkansas River with Pinnacle Mountain in distance.]]
-[[Image:Ark-river-postcard.jpg|thumb|Historic postcard view of sandbar in Arkansas River.]]
+[[Image:Ark-river-postcard.jpg|thumb|300px|Historic postcard view of sandbar in Arkansas River.]]
 The '''Arkansas River''' is the sixth longest river in the United States (1,469 miles). In Arkansas the river cuts through the Ozark Plateau in the west and the [[Ouachita Mountains]] in the central part of the state, before meandering through the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain to the east. The river is part of the [[McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System]] operated by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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 *[http://www.swl.usace.army.mil/parks/toadsuck/pdf/toad_suck_map.pdf U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Map of Arkansas River from Little Rock upriver to Morrilton]
 *[http://www.nativefish.org/articles/ARKDNRBOW_Report.php Jeff Quinn - Characteristics of Bowfishing Tournaments in Arkansas]

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 *[http://www.tulsaweb.com/port/ Arkansas River Historical Society Museum]
 *[http://www.swl.usace.army.mil/parks/toadsuck/pdf/toad_suck_map.pdf U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Map of Arkansas River from Little Rock upriver to Morrilton]
-*[http://www.nativefish.org/articles/ARKDNRBOW_Report.php Jeff Quinn, "Characteristics of Bowfishing Tournaments in Arkansas"]
+*[http://www.nativefish.org/articles/ARKDNRBOW_Report.php Jeff Quinn - Characteristics of Bowfishing Tournaments in Arkansas]

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 [[Image:Pinnacle-mtn-postcard.jpg|thumb|Historic postcard view of Arkansas River with Pinnacle Mountain in distance.]]
 [[Image:Ark-river-postcard.jpg|thumb|Historic postcard view of sandbar in Arkansas River.]]
-The '''Arkansas River''' is the sixth longest river in the United States (1,469 miles). In Arkansas the river cuts through the Ozark Plateau in the west and the [[Ouachita Mountains]] in the central part of the state, before meandering through the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain to the east.
+The '''Arkansas River''' is the sixth longest river in the United States (1,469 miles). In Arkansas the river cuts through the Ozark Plateau in the west and the [[Ouachita Mountains]] in the central part of the state, before meandering through the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain to the east. The river is part of the [[McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System]] operated by the Army Corps of Engineers.
-Several tributaries enter the river in central Arkansas, including [[Point Remove Creek]], [[Cypress Creek]], [[Cadron Creek]], [[Taylor Creek]], [[Tupelo Bayou]], [[Beaverdam Creek]], [[Palarm Creek]], [[Mill Bayou]], [[Big Maumelle River]], [[Little Maumelle River]], [[White Oak Bayou]], [[Shillcut Bayou]], [[Town Creek]] (historic), and [[Fourche Bayou]]. The river is part of the [[McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System]] operated by the Army Corps of Engineers.
+The Arkansas River enters [[Conway County]] a few miles above [[Petit Jean Mountain]]. It passes through the Arthur V. Ormond Lock & Dam before passing by the county seat of [[Morrilton]]. Below Morrilton the river divides around [[Ellis Island]]. The river rounds Cypress Bend and bypasses an oxbow lake using the Morrilton Cutoff before entering [[Faulkner County]]. The river passes pioneer [[Cadron Settlement]] before passing under the Toad Suck Lock & Dam. The river curves around Hickmans Bend, Benedicts Bend, Devils Bend, and Fletcher Bend before entering [[Pulaski County]] at [[Palarm]]. At [[Maumelle]] the river passes around Reids Bend and through Rector Chute on its way to Murray Lock & Dam. At [[Burns Park]] the river rounds Greathouse Bend. Along the river in downtown Little Rock is the historic landmark ''[[La Petite Roche]]'' ("the little rock") from which the city derives its name. Near the [[Little Rock National Airport]] the river moves around Peach Orchard Bend and Gates Island. Below the city is the David D. Terry Lock & Dam. The river flows due south at this point, exiting the county near Tar Camp Park.
-The Arkansas River enters [[Conway County]] a few miles above [[Petit Jean Mountain]]. It passes through the Arthur V. Ormond Lock & Dam before passing by the county seat of [[Morrilton]]. Below Morrilton the river divides around [[Ellis Island]]. The river rounds Cypress Bend and bypasses an oxbow lake using the Morrilton Cutoff before entering [[Faulkner County]]. The river passes pioneer [[Cadron Settlement]] before passing under the Toad Suck Lock & Dam. The river curves around Hickmans Bend, Benedicts Bend, Devils Bend, and Fletcher Bend before entering [[Pulaski County]] at [[Palarm]]. At [[Maumelle]] the river passes around Reids Bend and through Rector Chute on its way to Murray Lock & Dam. At [[Burns Park]] the river rounds Greathouse Bend. Along the river in downtown Little Rock is the historic landmark ''[[La Petite Roche]]'' ("the little rock") from which the city derives its name. Near the [[Little Rock National Airport]] the river moves around Peach Orchard Bend and Gates Island. Below the city is the David D. Terry Lock & Dam. The river flows due south at this point, exiting the county near Tar Camp Park.
+Several tributaries enter the river in central Arkansas, including [[Point Remove Creek]], [[Cypress Creek]], [[Cadron Creek]], [[Taylor Creek]], [[Tupelo Bayou]], [[Beaverdam Creek]], [[Palarm Creek]], [[Mill Bayou]], [[Big Maumelle River]], [[Little Maumelle River]], [[White Oak Bayou]], [[Shillcut Bayou]], [[Town Creek]] (historic), and [[Fourche Bayou]].
 The [[Arkansas River Historical Society]], founded in 1981, preserves the history of human activity along the Arkansas River and educate the public on river's role in mid-South life. The society operates a museum at the Port of Catoosa in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
 ====McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System====
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 *[http://www.tulsaweb.com/port/ Arkansas River Historical Society Museum]
 *[http://www.swl.usace.army.mil/parks/toadsuck/pdf/toad_suck_map.pdf U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Map of Arkansas River from Little Rock upriver to Morrilton]

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	*S. Charles Bolton, ''25 Years Later: A History of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Arkansas'' (Little Rock: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, 1995).		*S. Charles Bolton, ''25 Years Later: A History of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Arkansas'' (Little Rock: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, 1995).
		+	*Gerald T. Hanson and Carl H. Moneyhon, ''Historical Atlas of Arkansas'' (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1989), 5.
	*Mary Yeater Rathburn, ''Castle on the Rock: The History of the Little Rock District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1881-1985'' (Little Rock: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, 1990).		*Mary Yeater Rathburn, ''Castle on the Rock: The History of the Little Rock District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1881-1985'' (Little Rock: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, 1990).

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 The '''Arkansas River''' is the sixth longest river in the United States (1,469 miles). Several tributaries enter the river in central Arkansas, including [[Point Remove Creek]], [[Cypress Creek]], [[Cadron Creek]], [[Taylor Creek]], [[Tupelo Bayou]], [[Beaverdam Creek]], [[Palarm Creek]], [[Mill Bayou]], [[Big Maumelle River]], [[Little Maumelle River]], [[White Oak Bayou]], [[Shillcut Bayou]], [[Town Creek]] (historic), and [[Fourche Bayou]]. The river is part of the [[McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System]] operated by the Army Corps of Engineers.
-The Arkansas River enters [[Conway County]] a few miles above [[Petit Jean Mountain]]. It passes through the Arthur V. Ormond Lock & Dam before passing by the county seat of [[Morrilton]]. Below Morrilton the river divides around [[Ellis Island]]. The river rounds Cypress Bend and bypasses an oxbow lake using the Morrilton Cutoff before entering [[Faulkner County]]. The river passes pioneer [[Cadron Settlement]] before passing under the Toad Suck Lock & Dam. The river curves around Hickmans Bend, Benedicts Bend, Devils Bend, and Fletcher Bend before entering [[Pulaski County]] at [[Palarm]]. At [[Maumelle]] the river passes around Reids Bend and through Rector Chute on its way to Murray Lock & Dam. At [[Burns Park]] the river rounds Greathouse Bend. Along the river in downtown Little Rock is the historic landmark ''[[La Petite Roche]]'' ("the little rock") from which the city derives its name. Near the [[Little Rock Airport]] the river moves around Peach Orchard Bend and Gates Island. Below the city is the David D. Terry Lock & Dam. The river flows due south at this point, exiting the county near Tar Camp Park.
+The Arkansas River enters [[Conway County]] a few miles above [[Petit Jean Mountain]]. It passes through the Arthur V. Ormond Lock & Dam before passing by the county seat of [[Morrilton]]. Below Morrilton the river divides around [[Ellis Island]]. The river rounds Cypress Bend and bypasses an oxbow lake using the Morrilton Cutoff before entering [[Faulkner County]]. The river passes pioneer [[Cadron Settlement]] before passing under the Toad Suck Lock & Dam. The river curves around Hickmans Bend, Benedicts Bend, Devils Bend, and Fletcher Bend before entering [[Pulaski County]] at [[Palarm]]. At [[Maumelle]] the river passes around Reids Bend and through Rector Chute on its way to Murray Lock & Dam. At [[Burns Park]] the river rounds Greathouse Bend. Along the river in downtown Little Rock is the historic landmark ''[[La Petite Roche]]'' ("the little rock") from which the city derives its name. Near the [[Little Rock National Airport]] the river moves around Peach Orchard Bend and Gates Island. Below the city is the David D. Terry Lock & Dam. The river flows due south at this point, exiting the county near Tar Camp Park.
 The [[Arkansas River Historical Society]], founded in 1981, preserves the history of human activity along the Arkansas River and educate the public on river's role in mid-South life. The society operates a museum at the Port of Catoosa in Tulsa, Oklahoma.