Boeuf River

River in the United States of America

33°19′49″N 91°21′49″W / 33.33028°N 91.36361°W / 33.33028; -91.36361^[1] • elevation110 ft (34 m)^[2] MouthOuachita River

• location

near Enterprise, Louisiana

• coordinates

31°51′25″N 91°47′9″W / 31.85694°N 91.78583°W / 31.85694; -91.78583^[1]

• elevation

33 ft (10 m)^[1]Length216 mi (348 km)^[2]Discharge • locationUSGS gage 07368000, near Girard, LA^[3] • average281 cu ft/s (8.0 m³/s)^[3] • minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m³/s) • maximum2,980 cu ft/s (84 m³/s)

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]

The Boeuf River's name comes from the French word bœuf, which means "ox".

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boeuf River
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 3, 2011
^ ^a ^b "Water resources data for the United States, Water Year 2009; gage 07368000, Boeuf River near Girard, LA" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved 4 August 2010.