Rolling Fork (Arkansas)

River in Arkansas, United States

Rolling Fork

Map of the Little River watershed showing the Rolling Fork

Location
Country| United States
State| Arkansas
Physical characteristics
Source| Polk County, Arkansas
• coordinates| 34°21′05″N 94°20′53″W﻿ / ﻿34.35150°N 94.34799°W﻿ / 34.35150; -94.34799
Mouth| Confluence with the Red River in Sevier County, Arkansas

• coordinates

| 33°56′26″N 94°23′48″W﻿ / ﻿33.94067°N 94.3968°W﻿ / 33.94067; -94.3968
Length| 55.4 mi (89.2 km)

Rolling Fork is a 55.4-mile-long (89.2 km)[1] river in southwest Arkansas. It is dammed by DeQueen Dam and forms DeQueen Lake. It is a tributary of the Little River, running parallel with other tributaries such as the Cossatot River, the Saline River, the Mountain Fork, and the Glover River. It is part of the Mississippi watershed.

## Location

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Mouth
Confluence with the Little River in Sevier County, Arkansas 33°56′26″N 94°23′49″W﻿ / ﻿33.94067°N 94.39687°W﻿ / 33.94067; -94.39687﻿ (Rolling Fork, mouth)[2]
Source
Polk County, Arkansas 34°21′05″N 94°20′53″W﻿ / ﻿34.35150°N 94.34799°W﻿ / 34.35150; -94.34799﻿ (Rolling Fork, source)[2]

## Course

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Rolling Fork starts near Hatton, Arkansas. It flows south through Wickes and Grannis. About ten miles from its source Rolling Fork flows into DeQueen Lake, a man-made reservoir. Near Chapel Hill and DeQueen, Arkansas, Rolling Fork exits the lake and continues until it reaches the Little River.

## See also

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List of Arkansas rivers

## References

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1. ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
2. ^ a b "Rolling Fork". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-13.

Sources

* U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rolling Fork

## External links

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* DeQueen Lake website at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2009-06-18)