Home to approximately 1,000 Arkansans (2000 Census), the Lower Mississippi-Helena watershed lies within the Mississippi River Basin in Eastern Arkansas along the Mississippi border.  The hydrologic unit code for this watershed is 08020100.  Three watersheds are upstream:  The Lower Mississippi-Memphis (08010100), Lower St. Francis (08020203) and Lower White (08020303).  The Lower Mississippi-Greenville (08030100) is downstream.
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County Pages (Contact Information)	Major Streams	2006 Land Use (270 Square Miles)
Crittenden Desha Lee Phillips	Mississippi River	Forest: 38.6% Cropland: 27.0% Water: 23.6% Transitional: 8.2% Grassland: 1.4% Suburban: 0.4% Urban: 0.0% Data Source: CAST

More Watershed-Related Information

• CAST Arkansas Watershed Information System:  Lower Mississippi-Helena
• EPA Surf Your Watershed:  Lower Mississippi-Helena  
• USGS Real Time Stream Flow:  Lower Mississippi-Helena
  
• USGS Links to Water Quality & Groundwater Monitoring Sites:  Lower Mississippi-Helena

• Environmental Statistics Group (Montana State University):  Lower Mississippi-Helena
• Ozark-St. Francis National Forest
• Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee
• Water quality of Significantly Publicly Owned Lakes
• MISE Summary Report
• Arkansas Watershed Advisory Group (Spring 2005) - Featured Watershed - Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee - "The Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee (LRMCC) is a cooperative, nonprofit organization of state and federal agencies founded to address teh challenges of renewing and effectively managing the natural resources of the Lower Mississippi River"...more on Pages 3 and 4