Home to approximately 22,000 Arkansans (2000 Census), the Lower Black watershed lies within the White River Basin in Northeast Arkansas crossing into Oklahoma.  The hydrologic unit code for this watershed is 11010009.  There are four upstream watersheds: the Upper Black (11010007), the Current (11010008), the Spring (11010010), and the Strawberry (11010012).  The Upper White-Village (11010013) is downstream.

• Independence
• Jackson
• Lawrence
• Randolph
• Sharp

• Big Running Creek
• Black River
• Fourche River

• Forest: 36.1%
• Cropland: 30.9%
• Grassland: 27.2%
• Transitional: 4.5%
• Water: 1.7%
• Suburban: 1.2%
• Urban: 0.5%

Data Source: CAST