War Eagle Creek Watershed Drinking Water Source for War Eagle Creek Watershedis One of Seven Subwatersheds in the Beaver Lake Watershed
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Northwest Arkansas’ Beaver Lake is the War Eagle Creek Watershed drinking water source for War Eagle Creek Watershedis one of seven subwatersheds in the Beaver Lake Watershed. one in eight Beaver Lake Watershed is a part of the White River Watershed. Arkansans. Blackburn Creek Polecat Mountain 23 MADISON CARROLL Pension Mountain Bluff Field Mountain White Hobbs State Park Swain Mountain River Stanley Mountain Beaver Lake Sandstone Mountain Madison County Flower Pot Point Watershed Mississippi Wilderness Management Area River Lookout Samuel Mountain Warm Fork ARKANSAS Kenars Mountain War Eagle Mill 127 BEAVER LAKE Ozark Natural Science Center Bear Hollow Natural Area Piney Creek Clear Creek Best 12 Rockhouse Creek Clifty Creek War Eagle Creek Clifty 23 Madison County Beaver Lake Watershed is a Wilderness Management Area subwatershed of the White River Basin. The White River is a tributary of the Mississippi River. BENTON 45 WAR WASHINGTON 303 EAGLE Pine Creek Nob Hill CREEK Water from War Eagle 21 412 Been Mountain Forum Dry Fork 23S Creek Watershed and other Withrow Springs State Park subwatersheds flows in a Roberts Creek BEAVER LAKE- 303 HINDSVILLE LAKE WHITE RIVER Whitener Branch 412 Alabam northerly direction Hindsville Tater Hill 23 127 Vaughan Mountain into Beaver Lake. War Eagle Creek 412 45 Smyrna Branch Old Berry Branch Keefer Mountain Alabam 412 Horine Mountain Slaven Mountain Goshen Diera Mountain Mill Branch Carlock Mountain Big Onion Creek Boatright Creek Benson Mountain Kings River Dry Creek Bohannan Mountain Mitchell Branch Purdy Mountain Gilliam Mountain Brush Creek 295 Big Sandy Mountain Round Mountain Glade Creek Huntsville Reed Creek Town Branch Cave Creek Trammel Mountain Boyd Mountain RICHLAND 74 21 Spanker Branch Round Mountain CREEK Richland Creek Jones Mountain Holman Creek Fayetteville Cherry Creek 74 Coon Branch 74 Tuttle Branch Pigeon Creek Phillips Mountain Wharton Creek Hock Creek Elkins Long Branch Parson Hill Reynolds Mountain 303 Koger Branch Aurora Yates Mountain Foster Creek War Eagle Creek Mossy Creek 16 Chicken Bristle Mountain Lollars Creek Pollys Branch Ferrel Creek Jackson Creek Henderson Creek Jackson Knob Roundtop Mountain Faulkner Mountain Bushart Mountain 127 Thorney Branch 23 Gusses Creek Gusses Mitchell Branch Fritts Creek Mccullah Hill Potato Knob Durham Eubanks Mountain Pinnacle Mountain Shooting Creek Seals Creek Pine Creek 16 Witter Grose Mountain Lacy Mountain Snake Creek 295 Panther Creek Penitentiary Mountain Moore Mountain Venus Mountain Panther Creek Shumate Creek Kings River Falls Natural Area Kecks Creek Allen Knob Hughes Creek Parker Hill Ledbetter Mountain McConnell Branch Hobbs Mountain Massey Mountain John Turner Fork Thomas Creek Panther Knob Hannah Branch High Rock Mountain Hammond Mountain Mink Creek Dry Fork Pine Creek Mitchell Branch Cannon Creek Ozark National Forest Hall Mountain Ogden Creek Peach Branch Stacy Mountain Standley Mountain Vandeventer Mountain Whittmore Mountain Red Star Keck Knob Dabney Creek Brown Mountain 295 Ritchey Branch Mast Creek Anderson Knob West Greasy Creek Barker Knob HEADWATERS- Pool Knob Boston Patrick Branch Mack Mountain Baker Knob Crosses Creek WHITE RIVER Sugar Tree Mountain Dog Branch Little Mulberry Creek Greasy Creek Denny Mountain Brannon Mountain 23 Mahaffey Knob 16 Dry Creek Ozark National Forest Dutton Pettigrew MADISON High Davey Mountain Hickory Creek Possum Creek St. Paul WASHINGTON Mill Creek Beech Hurricane Creek Jones Fork Boone Mountain Parker Mountain 23 Chimney Rock Mountain Garrett Mountain Gregory Branch Fleming Creek Fleming Allard Mountain Anderson Branch Source: National Resource ConservationCooper Mountain Service-Arkansas State Office, Arkansas Watershed Information System: http://watersheds.cast.uark.edu/codes10.html Delaney Creek War War Eagle Carlock BEAVER Map Scale Mtn Eagle LAKE LEGEND Mill Creek COUNTIES ROADS, NATIONAL CITIES POINTS OF MOUNTAINS CREEKS & LAKES 1 2 3 4 www.ar.audubon.org www.bwdh2o.org HIGHWAYS & FORESTS INTEREST STREAMS INTERSTATES & STATE PARKS Miles War Eagle Creek Watershed Recreation & Outdoor Education Opportunities Destinations for Outdoor Fun and War Eagle: A Peaceful Place for Birds Why is the watershed important? Education in the Watershed Songs, Diversity, and Grandeur in the Trees ar Eagle Creek Watershed is an Ozarks’ ithrow Springs State Park is nestled in a obbs State Park free shooting range. In addition, there estled within the Ozarks, War Eagle Creek W treasure, extending from its headwaters W shaded hardwood forest along the banks H Conservation Area are many educational opportunities, N Watershed is home to many birds typical near the town of Red Star in the Boston of the War Eagle Creek. The park, with 790 is located about 12 including interpretive lessons in early of the region plus a few surprises. The key Mountains to its confluence with Beaver Lake near acres, offers campsites, canoe rental, fishing, hiking, miles east of Rogers on Hwy. 12. industrial history and nature walks to finding a wide variety of birds is to explore many the town of Nob Hill. The watershed contains 215,779 swimming, tennis, picnic sites, pavilions, and a gift At 12,045 acres, it is the largest with park staff. Construction of a different habitats in different seasons. acres of mostly rural land, including 468 miles of shop. The park works with area residents to provide state park in Arkansas. The park 17,000-square-foot Visitor Center is From the dry pine-oak ridge tops to the streams and 664 miles of roads. In 2000, the population an inspiring outdoor venue for annual community includes ridges, hollows, wildlife, now under way. Call (479) 789-2380 hardwood hollows below, a cornucopia of colorful of the watershed was 8,735, a 26% increase over the events, such as Madison County Pet Shelter’s Paws & wildflowers, unique geology, and for more information. Visit www. Neotropical migrants feed and breed during spring, 1990 population. When settlers came to this part of Claws road race and pet hike in March, and War Eagle lots of history. Much of the park friendsofhobbs.com. summer, and fall including warblers, vireos, thrushes, Arkansas, they came in part because there was clean Appreciation Day. remains timeless, recalling what and tanagers. Black-throated Green Warbler, Worm- water, good hunting and fishing, and land available Withrow Springs State Park is located five early Arkansas settlers glimpsed eating Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, and Wood Thrush for farming. miles north of Huntsville on Ark. 23 or 20 miles south of the beauty of the Ozarks are ones to watch out for. These tiny jewels breed in of Eureka Springs on Ark. 23. Call (479) 559-2593. Visit and the resources of the region. Arkansas but winter in Central and South America www.arkansasstateparks.com. Springs abound at Withrow Springs State Park Hobbs offers many opportunities Eastern entrance to Hobbs State Park on and the Caribbean. The bluff at Big Eddy including hiking, hunting, state Hwy. 12. The park is known for its On summer nights listen for the persistent www.ar.audubon.org www.bwdh2o.org Photo Courtesy Robert Swain bicycling, horseback riding and a tall stands of Shortleaf pine trees. songs of Chuck-will’s-widows and Whip-poor-wills. People often confuse these two species, but you can The Eastern Bluebird or Sialia salia is a popular year round easily separate their songs with practice. The area’s resident of the area. About 7 inches long, this bird is known for substantial Shortleaf pine stands are perfect places its vibrant color, cheerful song, and territoriality. The War Eagle Creek Steward Program for Pine Warblers year-round, but an even better find Photo by Julie Durham Best Management Practices for Land Owners is a family of Pine Siskins, a species that rarely lingers Recognizing friends of War Eagle Creek beyond winter to breed in Arkansas. Bald Eagles nest Greater Roadrunners range across many in small numbers during spring and summer, but habitat types throughout the region, but Grasshopper s stewards of their property, local n an effort to recognize in place, the source of drinking water for dead bird composter will help to prevent contaminants Fencing & Rotational Grazing thereby changing the route of the river. These types of in winter many birds roost together near sources of Sparrows are restricted to the scattered prairie I individuals and groups thousands of people in Arkansas land owners are in the best position from permeating into the soil and environment. Fencing along with a rotational grazing plan helps to changes in the stream ecology can alter the habitat of open water and food. remnants. Prairie habitat within the War Eagle who have made will be protected from unwanted toA protect the quality of water in War provide better pasture management. When cattle are many species of fish, crawfish and macro-invertebrates Creek Watershed is a rare commodity that should be important contributions War pollution and degradation from rotated within a series of fenced areas, grasses are not that live there. Ultimately, these changes in stream protected whenever possible. to conservation efforts unsafe influences, and War Eagle Creek and Beaver Lake, into which depleted below their metabolic reserve, and they are ecology will affect the birds and forest wildlife that Need a peaceful place to go birding? In the in the War Eagle Creek Eagle Creek will remain the creek flows. Practices that land able to renew themselves once the cattle are moved feed there. War Eagle Creek Watershed and its vicinity, visit the Watershed, Beaver Water Eagle a vital source of life and owners may implement to protect the to the next grazing area. A well managed pasture will Landowners within the War Eagle Creek Ozark Natural Science Center located in Madison District and Audubon progress for Northwest creek include: improve soil and water quality by preventing erosion, Watershed have the potential to make decisions that County Wildlife Management Area, Withrow Springs Arkansas have created the Creek Arkansas. Additionally, increasing infiltration and reducing runoff.