Big Piney Creek

For the creek in Wyoming, see Big Piney, Wyoming.
Big Piney Creek
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationOzark National Forest, Newton County, Arkansas
 • coordinates35°45′24″N 93°26′34″W / 35.75675°N 93.44268°W / 35.75675; -93.44268[2]
 • elevation2000 ft [3]
Mouth 
 • location
Lake Dardanelle, Johnson County, Arkansas
 • coordinates
35°20′34″N 93°19′44″W / 35.34286°N 93.32879°W / 35.34286; -93.32879[2]
 • elevation
338 ft
Length70.8 mi (113.9 km)
Discharge 
 • locationDover, Arkansas[1]
 • average485 c/ft. per sec.[1]
TypeScenic
DesignatedApril 22, 1992

Big Piney Creek is a river located in Ozark National Forest in the state of Arkansas. It is a tributary of the Arkansas River and therefore part of the Mississippi River watershed. Managed by the United States Forest Service, it flows for 70.8 miles (113.9 km)[4] through Pope, Johnson and Newton counties.[2] The headwaters of the creek are in a rugged, remote area just east of Arkansas Route 21 south of the community of Fallsville[3] and the mouth of the creek empties into Lake Dardanelle on the Arkansas River.[5]

The creek is known among kayakers and canoers for its moderately challenging Class II to Class III rapids. Although much of the land adjacent to the creek is privately owned, the Forest Service operates two campgrounds, Haw Creek Falls and Long Pool, for visitors.[6]

Big Piney Creek Bridge

Main article: Big Piney Creek Bridge

The Big Piney Creek Bridge is a historic bridge, carrying Arkansas Highway 123 across Big Piney Creek in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, northeast of Hagarville, Arkansas. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Big Piney Creek at Highway 164 near Dover, AR
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Piney Creek
  3. ^ a b Fallsville, Arkansas, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967 (1978 rev.)
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 3, 2011
  5. ^ Delaware, Arkansas, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962 (1975 rev.)
  6. ^ Paddler's guide
  7. ^ "Search". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-17.