Fourche La Fave River
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The Fourche La Fave River (pronounced "Foosh (like push but with an f-sound) Luh Fave"), shown as Fourche LaFave River on federal maps<ref>Template:Gnis</ref>) is a tributary of the Arkansas River, approximately Template:Convert long,<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Template:Webarchive, accessed June 3, 2011</ref> in western Arkansas in the United States. It drains part of the northern Ouachita Mountains west of Little Rock.
It was named for the La Feve family who settled near its mouth.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Fourche is French meaning "fork".
Course
Template:Unreferenced section It rises in southern Scott County south of Waldron and flows east-northeast through the Ouachita National Forest, along the southern side of the Dutch Creek Mountain ridge, then along the north side of the Fourche Mountain ridge. It flows past Perryville and joins the Arkansas from the west approximately Template:Convert northwest of Little Rock. It is impounded by the Nimrod Dam at Fourche Junction to form Nimrod Lake for flood control. It is joined by the South Fourche La Fave River west of Perryville.
Crossings
- Fourche LaFave River Bridge: a historic bridge over the Fourche La Fave River
- Wallace Bridge: a historic bridge over the Fourche La Fave River
- Ward's Crossing Bridge: a historic bridge over the Fourche La Fave River