Location of the Buffalo River and Watershed.

Buffalo River from river trail overlook near Steel Creek in the Boston Mountains.

The Buffalo River, located in northern Arkansas, is the United States' first National River. The entire Buffalo River is slightly over 150 miles in length, of which the lower 135 miles sit within the boundaries of the area managed by the National Park Service where it is designated the Buffalo National River. The Buffalo originates in the highest part of Boston Mountains of the Ozarks, flows out onto the Springfield Plateau near the historic community of Erbie, and finally crosses the Salem Plateau just before joining the White River. The park is home to the state's only elk herd. The upper section of the river in the Ozark National Forest is managed by the U.S. Forest Service as a National Scenic River and a National Wild River. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links BuffaloRiver. ... Image File history File links BuffaloRiver. ... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ... Ozark redirects here. ... The White River is a 722-mile-long river that flows through the US states of Arkansas and Missouri. ... Elk may refer to two distinct species of large deer: In Europe it refers to Alces alces, which is called a Moose in North America In North America it refers to Cervus elaphus, which is called a Red Deer in Europe. ... The USDA Forest Service, a United States government agency within the United States Department of Agriculture, is under the leadership of the United States Secretary of Agriculture. ... National Wild and Scenic River is a designation for certain protected areas in the United States. ...

The Buffalo National River was created by an Act of Congress on March 1, 1972, finally putting to rest the recurring plans of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct one or more dams on the river. The designation as a National River protects natural rivers from industrial uses, dams, empoundments and other obstructions that change the character of the river and disrupt the natural land and water life that flourishes there. Beginning as a trickle a little more than 15 miles above the park boundary in Newton County, Arkansas, the Buffalo River starts as the Main Prong Big Buffalo Creek. Advanced canoeists and kayakers refer to this section as the Hailstone. On topographic maps, the Buffalo River is shown to form at the confluence of Reeves Fork and Big Buffalo Creek just northeast of Fallsville. The river then flows north through Boxley to Ponca, where it begins a west-to-east trek across northern Arkansas to its confluence with the White River on the Marion-Baxter County Line just south of Bull Shoals Lake (approximately 14 mi (23 km) southeast of Yellville). An Act of Vaginapenis is a bill or resolution adopted by both houses of the United States Congress to which one of the following events has happened: Acceptance by the President of the United States, Inaction by the President after ten days from reception (excluding Sundays) while the Congress is... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... United States Army Corps of Engineers logo The United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is made up of some 34,600 civilian and 650 military men and women. ... Newton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... The White River is a 722-mile-long river that flows through the US states of Arkansas and Missouri. ... Bull Shoals Lake is an artificial lake in the Ozark Mountains of northern Arkansas and southern Missouri. ... Yellville is a city located in Marion County, Arkansas. ...

Bluff along the Buffalo River downstream from Ponca.

Along the upper river, the gradient is steep and the water is fast, leveling and slowing as the river runs its course. The upper section of the river has most of the whitewater rapids to be found along the river, and features some very beautiful topography, among which are sink holes and caves, springs and waterfalls, over 500 foot tall sandstone and limestone bluffs overlooking the river, and many interesting rock formations. At one point, a half-mile hike off the river up a narrow, boxed canyon leads to a 209-foot waterfall, Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls, the highest of its kind between the Southern Appalachians and the Rockies. The river's ancient current also gives life to well over 300 species of fish, insects, freshwater mussels, and aquatic plants. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A special type of sinkhole - formed by rainwater leaking through the pavement and carrying dirt into a ruptured sewer pipe Sinkholes, also known as sinks, dolines (in Slavic languages dolina means valley), and cenotes, are formed by the collapse of cave roofs and are a feature of landscapes that are... Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter. ... A natural spring on Mackinac Island in Michigan. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Red sandstone interior of Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, worn smooth due to erosion by flash flooding over millions of years Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ... -1... This balancing rock, Steamboat Rock stands in Garden of the Gods park in Colorado Springs, CO The rocky side of a mountain creek near Orosí, Costa Rica. ... Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls is a single drop waterfall located in the Buffalo National River area of Northwest Arkansas. ... The Appalachian Mountains are a system of North American mountains running from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada to Alabama in the United States, although the northernmost mainland portion ends at the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec. ... Rocky Mountain National Park (photo courtesy of NPS) View of Colorado Rockies. ... A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold-blooded, covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. ... Insects (Class Insecta) are a major group of arthropods and the most diverse group of animals on the Earth, with over a million described species—more than all other animal groups combined. ... Subclasses Pteriomorpha (marine mussels) Palaeoheterodonta (freshwater mussels) Heterodonta (zebra mussels) The term mussel is used for several families of bivalve molluscs inhabiting lakes, rivers, and creeks, as well as intertidal areas along coastlines worldwide. ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta—liverworts Anthocerotophyta—hornworts Bryophyta—mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta—rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta—zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta—clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta—trimerophytes Pteridophyta—ferns and horsetails Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta—seed ferns Pinophyta—conifers Cycadophyta—cycads Ginkgophyta—ginkgo Gnetophyta—gnetae Magnoliophyta—flowering plants...

The Buffalo National River is a popular camping, canoeing and fishing destination. Visitors may bring their own canoes or rent from several independent concessioners. Camping is generally allowed throughout the park with the following exceptions: the Hemmed-in-Hollow area, on Big Bluff, in historical structures, on private property within the park, or within 100 feet of any trail or watercourse. Camping is however permitted on gravel/sand bars along the river. In addition, the National Park Service has a number of "developed" campgrounds along the river. These fee-based sites have parking areas, water, toilets, picnic tables and pay phones. Canoeing is the recreational or sporting activity of paddling a canoe or kayak. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ...

The National Park Service headquarters for the Buffalo National River is located in Harrison, Arkansas. Harrison is a city in Boone County, Arkansas, United States. ...

Buffalo River Watershed including National River and other State Government, Federal Government, and Nature Conservancy Managed Lands. Click to enlarge.

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External links

• National Park Service Buffalo River webpage
• Map of the Buffalo National River, PDF format, 226KB
• Buffalo National River information