Black River River, Arkansas

The Black River forms in the St. Francois Mountains of St. Francois County near Farmington and the Ste. Genevieve County Line, then flows south by southwest through the Mark Twain National Forest into Arkansas south of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. From there, the river flows through Clay, Randolph and Lawrence Counties, taking the waters from the Current River near Pocahontas before winding its way to its White River confluence near Newport in Independence County. The Black River is a major contributor to the White River system, also carrying the waters of the Eleven Point, Spring, South Fork of the Spring and Strawberry Rivers, as well as from many creeks and springs it collects along its way.

Clay, Randolph, Lawrence and Independence Counties of northeastern Arkansas, just south of the Missouri State Line. This reach begins near Corning in Clay County and ends at Newport and the White River confluence near Jacksonport State Park about 80 miles northeast of Little Rock.

Jonesboro miles; Little Rock miles; Fayetteville miles; Fort Smith miles; Texarkana miles; Memphis miles; Dallas miles; Austin miles; San Antonio miles; Houston miles; Oklahoma City miles; Albuquerque miles; Phoenix miles; Denver miles; Salt Lake City miles (all distances are approximate and depend upon starting point, destination put-in on the river and route taken.)

Eleven Point River map courtesy of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and the Arkansas Floaters' Guide. Click the map to view a full sized display.

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