Crowley’s Ridge

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Crowley’s Ridge is a distinctive, forested geological formation in eastern Arkansas that rises above the surrounding Mississippi Alluvial Plain.

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Crowley’s Ridge canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
landform
ridge
contains Chalk Bluff Natural Area NERFINISHED
Crowley’s Ridge State Park NERFINISHED
Lake Poinsett State Park NERFINISHED
Village Creek State Park NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
coveredBy forest vegetation
Crowley’sRidgeParkwayDesignation National Scenic Byway NERFINISHED
elevationAboveSurroundings approximately 76 to 152 meters
extendsFrom southeastern Missouri
extendsTo near Helena-West Helena, Arkansas
formedBy Pleistocene loess deposition
erosion
stream incision
geologicalComposition gravel
loess
sand
hasScenicByway Crowley’s Ridge Parkway NERFINISHED
highestPointElevation approximately 167 meters
highestPointName Mallet Hill NERFINISHED
length approximately 320 kilometers
locatedIn Arkansas
United States of America
surface form: United States

eastern Arkansas
namedAfter Benjamin Crowley NERFINISHED
notableFor distinct topographic relief in otherwise flat alluvial plain
unique flora compared to surrounding delta
notableVegetation beech trees
maple trees
oak-hickory forest
orientation north–south
partOf Mississippi Embayment NERFINISHED
passesThrough Forrest City, Arkansas NERFINISHED
Helena-West Helena, Arkansas NERFINISHED
Jonesboro, Arkansas NERFINISHED
Paragould, Arkansas NERFINISHED
primaryGeologicAge Cenozoic NERFINISHED
Pleistocene
recognizedAs distinct ecoregion
recognizedBy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED
region Eastern Arkansas NERFINISHED
separates Mississippi Alluvial Plain NERFINISHED
Mississippi Delta region NERFINISHED
state Arkansas
surroundedBy Mississippi Alluvial Plain NERFINISHED
Mississippi Delta NERFINISHED

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Forrest City, Arkansas locatedOn Crowley’s Ridge
Jonesboro, Arkansas locatedNear Crowley’s Ridge