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 3
Crowley's Ridge 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
landform
ridge
contains Chalk Bluff Natural Area
Crowley’s Ridge State Park
Lake Poinsett State Park
Village Creek State Park
country United States
coveredBy forest vegetation
Crowley’sRidgeParkwayDesignation National Scenic Byway
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
highestPointElevation approximately 167 meters
highestPointName Mallet Hill
length approximately 320 kilometers
locatedIn Arkansas
United States
eastern Arkansas
namedAfter Benjamin Crowley
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
passesThrough Forrest City, Arkansas
Helena-West Helena, Arkansas
linked to: Helena, Arkansas

Jonesboro, Arkansas
Paragould, Arkansas
primaryGeologicAge Cenozoic
Pleistocene
recognizedAs distinct ecoregion
recognizedBy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
region Eastern Arkansas
linked to: eastern Arkansas
separates Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Delta region
state Arkansas
surroundedBy Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Delta

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Forrest City, Arkansas locatedOn Crowley’s Ridge
Jonesboro, Arkansas locatedNear Crowley’s Ridge
Northeast Arkansas hasSubregion Crowley’s Ridge
subject linked to: northeast Arkansas
Craighead County, Arkansas region Crowley's Ridge
linked to: Crowley’s Ridge