L'Anguille River

L'Anguille River (pronounced "lan-GWEEL" or locally "LANG-gill") is a tributary of the St. Francis River, approximately 110 mi (175 km) long, in northeastern Arkansas in the United States. Via the St. Francis River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.

"Anguille" means "eel" in French.

Course

The L'Anguille is formed south of Jonesboro in southern Craighead County by a confluence of agricultural ditches; several portions of the river's upper course have been straightened and channelized. The river flows generally southward through Poinsett, Cross, St. Francis and Lee Counties, parallel to Crowley's Ridge and past the towns of Palestine and Marianna. It joins the St. Francis River in eastern Lee County, not far above that river's confluence with the Mississippi River. A diversion ditch routes a portion of the St. Francis River's flow to the lowermost course of the L'Anguille.

At Marianna, the L'Anguille River crosses Crowley's Ridge, providing the only break in the ridge.

ee also

*List of Arkansas rivers

References

* [http://reference.allrefer.com/gazetteer/L/L01840-l'anguille-river.html Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry]
*DeLorme (2004). "Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer". Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-345-1.
*Gnis|83189, retrieved 6 February 2006