The Boeuf River (/bɛf/) is a tributary of the Ouachita River in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Louisiana. The river is about 216 miles (348 km) long.[2]
Boeuf River | |
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Location of the mouth of the Boeuf River in Louisiana | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas, Louisiana |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Near Lake Village |
• location | Arkansas |
• coordinates | 33°19′49″N 91°21′49″W[1] |
• elevation | 110 ft (34 m)[2] |
Mouth | Ouachita River |
• location | near Enterprise, Louisiana |
• coordinates | 31°51′25″N 91°47′9″W[1] |
• elevation | 33 ft (10 m)[1] |
Length | 216 mi (348 km)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | USGS gage 07368000, near Girard, LA[3] |
• average | 281 cu ft/s (8.0 m3/s)[3] |
• minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
• maximum | 2,980 cu ft/s (84 m3/s) |
The Boeuf River's name comes from the French word bœuf, which means "ox".
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