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)

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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