Bayou Meto River

Bayou Meto

Bayou Meto flowing through Henton Township
Basin
River system Mississippi River
Main source Wilson Hill, Faulkner County
35°00′04″N 92°17′05″W / 35.001035°N 92.28482°W / 35.001035; -92.28482
River mouth Arkansas River
34°04′52″N 91°26′36″W / 34.081133°N 91.443243°W / 34.081133; -91.443243Coordinates: 34°04′52″N 91°26′36″W / 34.081133°N 91.443243°W / 34.081133; -91.443243
Physiognomy
Length 150 mi (240 km)

Bayou Meto is a tributary of the Arkansas River in the U.S. state of Arkansas.[1] Its headwaters are at Wilson Hill, in Faulkner County, Arkansas a few miles east of Camp Robinson State Wildlife Management Area. Bayou Meto slowly meanders 150 miles south-east, feeding into the Arkansas River a few miles south-west of Gillett, in Arkansas County, Arkansas.[2][3]

Bayou Meto is a habitat for a wide variety of fish, waterfowl, mammals and reptiles.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bayou Meto". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. 1 2 "Wildlife Management Area Details: Bayou Meto WMA". Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Retrieved December 2014.
  3. ↑ Lancaster, Guy (2009). "Bayou Meto". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Central Arkansas Library System.


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