South Fourche La Fave River

The South Fourche LaFave River, Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas

The South Fourche LaFave River Bridge over the river on Route 7

The South Fourche La Fave River is a stream in the Ouachita Mountains of Perry and Yell counties of Arkansas.^[1] It is a tributary of the Fourche La Fave River.

The headwaters arise southwest of the Allen Peak Lookout Tower (at 34°50′47″N 93°28′26″W) and the stream flows east-northeast. It flows under Arkansas Highway 27 just south of Onyx and then parallel to Arkansas Highway 314 past Steve and Hollis. It passes under Arkansas Route 7 and flows north and east to its confluence with the Fourche La Fave River east of Nimrod (at 34°57′14″N 93°01′57″W).^[1][2]

The South Fourche LaFave River has a mean annual discharge of 295 cubic feet (8.4 m³) per second, according to statistics from the USGS station at Hollis.^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Fourche La Fave River
2. Onyx, Arkansas 1968 (1977 rev); Steve, Arkansas 1968 (1970 rev); Nimrod SW, Arkansas 1968 (1979 rev); and Nimrod, Arkansas 1968 (1977 rev); 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS
3. USGS Water data