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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | interstate border ⓘ |
| adjacentToState |
Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | acts of the United States Congress establishing state boundaries ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Interstate 40
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 55 NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalContext |
Mississippi Flyway for migratory birds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsRiver | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapRepresentation | centerline or thalweg of the Mississippi River in many sections ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Clarksdale, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greenville, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Helena-West Helena, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Village, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
borders of Arkansas
ⓘ
borders of Mississippi ⓘ |
| separatesState |
Arkansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
accretion
ⓘ
avulsion ⓘ erosion ⓘ river migration ⓘ |
| usedFor |
jurisdictional division between Arkansas and Mississippi
ⓘ
law enforcement jurisdiction ⓘ political representation boundaries ⓘ taxation jurisdiction ⓘ |
| westernSideState | Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.