Bennetts River

Coordinates: 36°25′43″N 92°11′54″W / 36.42861°N 92.19833°W / 36.42861; -92.19833
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Bennetts River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas and Missouri
RegionHowell County, Missouri; Baxter
and Fulton counties of Arkansas
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationHowell County
 • coordinates36°36′21″N 91°59′47″W / 36.60583°N 91.99639°W / 36.60583; -91.99639
Mouth 
 • location
Baxter County
 • coordinates
36°25′43″N 92°11′54″W / 36.42861°N 92.19833°W / 36.42861; -92.19833
 • elevation
548 ft (167 m)
[1]

Bennetts River is a stream in northern Arkansas and southern Missouri.[1] The stream source is in Howell County, Missouri southeast of Hocomo on US 160. It flows south to the west of Moody, Missouri and crosses under Missouri Route 142. The stream flows south into Fulton County, Arkansas and turns to a westerly direction northwest of Viola. The stream crosses Arkansas Route 87 just south of Vidette and flows into Baxter County, Arkansas, and on into the northeast arm of Norfork Lake (Bennetts Bayou) across from the Gamaliel Campground.[2]

Bennetts River has the name of has the name of the local Bennett family.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bennetts River
  2. ^ Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2nd ed., 2004, p. 26 ISBN 0-89933-345-1
  3. ^ "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)