Physical Geography

Abernathy Spring
Abernathy Spring is a mineral spring located in Polk County, 2.8 km (1.75 mi.) east of the unincorporated comm...
Antoine River
The Antoine River rises from a confluence of streams in the Ouachita Mountains of Pike County, just west of Am...
Arkansas River
The Arkansas River originates high in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains near Leadville, Colorado, and i...
Bayou Bartholomew
Located in southeast Arkansas, Bayou Bartholomew was, until the construction of railroad lines in the area in ...
Bayou Meto
Bayou Meto is a slow-moving stream that originates in northern Pulaski County at the confluence of several cre...
Beaver Dam and Lake
Beaver Lake was created by Beaver Dam in Carroll County. The lake—technically a reservoir since it was creat...
Big Chalybeate Spring
The Big Chalybeate Spring is located approximately three miles north of downtown Hot Springs (Garland County) ...
Big Island
aka: Montgomery Island
Big Island in Desha County was once the largest island in the conti...
Black River
The Black River has played a significant, but shifting, role in the lives of residents of northeast Arkansas. ...
Blue Mountain Dam and Lake
Blue Mountain Lake is a manmade lake, or reservoir, on Petit Jean River in Logan County. A portion of the lake...
Boeuf River
Flowing from southeastern Arkansas into northeastern Louisiana, the Boeuf River is a shallow stream important ...
Boston Mountains
The Boston Mountains in north-central Arkansas are the southern portion of the Ozark Plateau geologic area. Th...
Buffalo Island
Buffalo Island is a local name given to western Mississippi County and eastern Craighead County. It consists o...
Buffalo National River
aka: Buffalo River
The Buffalo National River, which runs through Newton, Searcy, Mari...
Cache River
The Cache River arises near the Arkansas-Missouri border at the confluence of a few agricultural ditches and f...
Caddo River
The Caddo River of west-central Arkansas is known widely as the Natural State’s premier family float str...
Caves and Caverns
Caves and caverns are natural underground openings large enough for humans to enter. They are primarily formed...
Cossatot River
The Cossatot River rises in the Ouachita Mountains southeast of Mena (Polk County) and flows southward through...
Crooked Creek (Watershed)
Crooked Creek is a 129 km (80 mi.) Ozark highland White River tributary in Boone, Marion, and Newton counties ...
Crystal Hill (Pulaski County)
Crystal Hill is a geological formation on the north side of the Arkansas River near Murray Lock and Dam. It is...
Current River
The Current River crosses into Arkansas from Missouri at the border between Randolph and Clay counties and flo...
DeGray Dam and Lake
DeGray Dam, located about eight miles northwest of Arkadelphia (Clark County), impounds the 13,400-acre DeGray...
Earthquakes
Numerous earthquakes occur every year throughout the state of Arkansas, but most go unnoticed. Earthquakes tha...
Eleven Point River
The Eleven Point River rises in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri near the town of Willow Springs and flows sout...
Floods
Floods are one of the most commonly occurring natural hazards in the United States. Their effects can be local...
Fourche Creek
Fourche Creek is a winding stream that flows more than twenty-four miles through southern Little Rock (Pulaski...
Fourche La Fave River
The Fourche La Fave River rises in the Ouachita Mountains near Boles (Scott County) and flows east-northeast f...
Fourche River
The Fourche River arises in Ripley County, Missouri, from the confluence of several streams and flows through ...
Galley Rock
aka: Galla Rock (Pope County)
Galley Rock in Pope County is a two-mile shale bluff that rises alm...
Geographical Center of Arkansas Marker
The Geographic Center of Arkansas Marker was dedicated on April 12, 1936, as part of the state’s first cente...
Gold Mine Springs Mines
Abandoned mines play an important ecological role as temporary or permanent habitats for various biota. Many o...
Grand Prairie
The Grand Prairie is a subregion of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain (commonly called the Delta) in eastern Arka...