Home to approximately 42,000 Arkansans (2000 Census), the Poteau watershed lies within the Arkansas River Basin in Western Arkansas crossing into Oklahoma.  The hydrologic unit code for this watershed is 11110105.  There is no upstream watershed.  The Robert S. Kerr Reservoir (11110104) is downstream.
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County Pages (Contact Information)	Major Streams	2006 Land Use (553 Square Miles)
Polk Scott Sebastian	Hawes Creek Jones Creek Poteau River Poteau River, Black Fork Poteau River, James Fork Riddle Creek Ross Creek	Forest: 56.3% Grassland: 21.4% Transitional: 19.0% Suburban: 2.2% Urban: 0.7% Water: 0.7% Cropland: 0.0% Data Source: CAST

Poteau 303(d) Impaired Streams (what is an impaired stream?)

• Water Quality Survey of the Tyson Foods and City of Waldron Wastewater Treatment Facilities Effluent on the Poteau River. ADEQ Water Division, 1994, 53 p.
• TMDLs for Phosphorus, Copper and Zinc for the Poteau River near Waldron (reach -031L).pdf (29 pages, 246 KB)

Appendices Part 1.pdf (40 pages, 1134 KB)
Appendices Part 2.pdf (32 pages, 2940 KB)

• TMDL for Turbidity for Poteau River near Fort Smith (reach -001).pdf (25 pages, 190 KB)

More Watershed-Related Information

• CAST Arkansas Watershed Information System:  Poteau
• EPA Surf Your Watershed:  Poteau
• USGS Real Time Stream Flow:  Poteau

• USGS Links to Water Quality & Groundwater Monitoring Sites:  Poteau

• Environmental Statistics Group (Montana State University):  Poteau
• Ouachita National Forest