Arkansas–Mississippi border

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The Arkansas–Mississippi border is the state boundary largely defined by the course of the Mississippi River, separating Arkansas to the west from Mississippi to the east.

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Arkansas–Mississippi border canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interstate border
adjacentToState Louisiana
Tennessee
country United States
createdBy acts of the United States Congress establishing state boundaries
crossedBy Interstate 40
Interstate 55
U.S. Route 82 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 84 NERFINISHED
multiple highway bridges over the Mississippi River
definedBy course of the Mississippi River
easternSideState Mississippi
environmentalContext Mississippi Flyway for migratory birds
linked to: Mississippi Flyway

Mississippi River watershed
followsRiver Mississippi River
governedBy interstate compacts and federal law regarding navigable waters
hasEconomicRoleIn agriculture in the Mississippi Delta region
commercial fishing on the Mississippi River
river transportation
hasHistoricalBasisIn Mississippi River channel at time of state admission
hasNaturalFeature floodplains
oxbow lakes
river islands
hasSectionType meandering river boundary
riverine boundary
legalIssuesInclude changes in boundary due to river course shifts
disputes over river islands
locatedInRegion Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Southern United States
mapRepresentation centerline or thalweg of the Mississippi River in many sections
nearCity Clarksdale, Mississippi
Greenville, Mississippi
Helena-West Helena, Arkansas
linked to: Helena, Arkansas

Lake Village, Arkansas
partOf borders of Arkansas
borders of Mississippi
separatesState Arkansas
Mississippi
subjectTo accretion
avulsion
erosion
river migration
usedFor jurisdictional division between Arkansas and Mississippi
law enforcement jurisdiction
political representation boundaries
taxation jurisdiction
westernSideState Arkansas

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Ark-La-Miss region locatedNear Arkansas–Mississippi border