The Dugdemona River (pronounced ''dug-duh-mona'') is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed June 3, 2011

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of the

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in north-central

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in the

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. Via the Little, Ouachita and

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rivers, it is part of the

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of the

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. The Dugdemona River rises west of Simsboro in western Lincoln Parish, and flows generally southeastwardly through Bienville,

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and

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parishes, through a portion of the

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. It joins Castor Creek to form the Little River about northeast of Georgetown.

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(2003). ''Louisiana Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. A short tributary known as the Little Dugdemona River flows southwestwardly through Jackson and Bienville parishes. At Joyce, LA, the river has a mean annual discharge of 835 cubic feet per second.

Variant names and spellings

According to the

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, the Dugdemona River has also been known historically as:

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Rivers of Louisiana Rivers of Bienville Parish, Louisiana Rivers of Grant Parish, Louisiana Rivers of Jackson Parish, Louisiana Rivers of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana Rivers of Winn Parish, Louisiana Tributaries of the Red River of the South {{Louisiana-river-stub

Variant names and spellings

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