Illinois River (Arkansas) basin

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The Illinois River (Arkansas) basin is a watershed in northwestern Arkansas and northeastern Oklahoma that collects runoff from the Boston Mountains and surrounding highlands before flowing westward toward the Arkansas River system.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river basin
watershed
averageAnnualPrecipitation approximately 40–50 inches
contains Flint Creek (Oklahoma)
Illinois River (Arkansas)
Lake Tenkiller watershed
linked to: Lake Tenkiller

Mud Creek (Arkansas)
Osage Creek (Arkansas)
Sager Creek
Town Branch (Arkansas)
containsHabitat freshwater mussels
riparian forests
warmwater stream fishes
containsProtectedArea Ozark National Forest (downstream fringe and headwaters vicinity)
country United States
crosses Adair County, Oklahoma
Benton County, Arkansas
Cherokee County, Oklahoma
Washington County, Arkansas
drainsFrom Boston Mountains
Ozark Plateau
ecoregion Ozark Highlands ecoregion
linked to: Ozark forest
environmentalIssue nutrient pollution
phosphorus loading
water quality impairment
flowsToward Arkansas River system
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hydrologicallyConnectedTo Illinois River (Arkansas)
linked to: Illinois River
locatedIn northeastern Oklahoma
northwestern Arkansas
majorLandUse forestry
pasture
poultry production
urban development
managedBy Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
monitoredBy U.S. Geological Survey
partOf Illinois River (Arkansas) watershed
primaryPollutionSources animal agriculture
municipal wastewater discharges
urban stormwater runoff
subjectOf Arkansas–Oklahoma phosphorus litigation
supports canoeing
recreational fishing
swimming
tributaryOf Arkansas River system

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Boston Mountains drainage Illinois River (Arkansas) basin
Nippersink Creek riverSystem Illinois River basin
linked to: Illinois River (Arkansas) basin
Gulf of Mexico watershed includesRiverBasin Illinois River basin
linked to: Illinois River (Arkansas) basin
Salt Creek (Illinois) partOf Illinois River basin
subject linked to: Salt Creek waterway
linked to: Illinois River (Arkansas) basin
Illinois River (Arkansas) basin partOf Illinois River (Arkansas) watershed
linked to: Illinois River (Arkansas) basin