L'Anguille River

L'Anguille River
The L'Anguille River at Palestine, Arkansas
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCraighead County, Arkansas
 • coordinates35°39′33″N 90°43′33″W / 35.65917°N 90.72583°W / 35.65917; -90.72583[1]
 • elevation245 ft (75 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
St. Francis River
 • coordinates
34°43′14″N 90°40′14″W / 34.72056°N 90.67056°W / 34.72056; -90.67056[1]
 • elevation
161 ft (49 m)[1]
Length110 mi (180 km)
Discharge 
 • locationPalestine, Arkansas
 • average1,141 cu/ft. per sec.[3]

L'Anguille River (pronounced "lan-GWEEL" "LANG-gill" or locally as "LANE-GEE") 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.

L'Anguille is a name derived from French meaning "the eel".[4]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: L'Anguille River
  2. ^ Greenfield, AR, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
  3. ^ USGS data
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 181.