Bayou Meto River
Bayou Meto | |
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Bayou Meto flowing through Henton Township | |
Basin | |
Main source |
Wilson Hill, Faulkner County 35°00′04″N 92°17′05″W / 35.001035°N 92.28482°W |
River mouth |
Arkansas River 34°04′52″N 91°26′36″W / 34.081133°N 91.443243°WCoordinates: 34°04′52″N 91°26′36″W / 34.081133°N 91.443243°W |
River system | Mississippi River |
Physical characteristics | |
Length | 150 mi (240 km) |
Bayou Meto is a tributary of the Arkansas River in the U.S. state of Arkansas.[1] Its headwaters are at Wilson Hill, in Faulkner County, Arkansas a few miles east of Camp Robinson State Wildlife Management Area. Bayou Meto slowly meanders 150 miles south-east, feeding into the Arkansas River a few miles south-west of Gillett, in Arkansas County, Arkansas.[2][3]
Bayou Meto is a habitat for a wide variety of fish, waterfowl, mammals and reptiles.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Bayou Meto". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- 1 2 "Wildlife Management Area Details: Bayou Meto WMA". Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Retrieved December 2014. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ Lancaster, Guy (2009). "Bayou Meto". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Central Arkansas Library System.
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