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.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Illinois River basin 3
Illinois River (Arkansas) basin canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river basin
watershed
averageAnnualPrecipitation approximately 40–50 inches
contains Flint Creek (Oklahoma) NERFINISHED
Illinois River (Arkansas) NERFINISHED
Lake Tenkiller watershed NERFINISHED
Mud Creek (Arkansas) NERFINISHED
Osage Creek (Arkansas) NERFINISHED
Sager Creek NERFINISHED
Town Branch (Arkansas) NERFINISHED
containsHabitat freshwater mussels
riparian forests
warmwater stream fishes
containsProtectedArea Ozark National Forest (downstream fringe and headwaters vicinity) NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Adair County, Oklahoma NERFINISHED
Benton County, Arkansas NERFINISHED
Cherokee County, Oklahoma NERFINISHED
Washington County, Arkansas NERFINISHED
drainsFrom Boston Mountains NERFINISHED
Ozark Plateau NERFINISHED
ecoregion Ozark Highlands ecoregion NERFINISHED
environmentalIssue nutrient pollution
phosphorus loading
water quality impairment
flowsToward Arkansas River system NERFINISHED
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hydrologicallyConnectedTo Illinois River (Arkansas) NERFINISHED
locatedIn northeastern Oklahoma
northwestern Arkansas NERFINISHED
majorLandUse forestry
pasture
poultry production
urban development
managedBy Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality NERFINISHED
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality NERFINISHED
monitoredBy U.S. Geological Survey NERFINISHED
partOf Illinois River (Arkansas) watershed NERFINISHED
primaryPollutionSources animal agriculture
municipal wastewater discharges
urban stormwater runoff
subjectOf Arkansas–Oklahoma phosphorus litigation NERFINISHED
supports canoeing
recreational fishing
swimming
tributaryOf Arkansas River system NERFINISHED

Referenced by (4)

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 (Arkansas) basin
this entity surface form: Illinois River basin
Gulf of Mexico watershed includesRiverBasin Illinois River (Arkansas) basin
this entity surface form: Illinois River basin
Salt Creek waterway partOf Illinois River (Arkansas) basin
subject surface form: Salt Creek (Illinois)
this entity surface form: Illinois River basin