L’Aigle Creek is a waterway in Bradley County, Arkansas. It is 44.2 miles long. It flows into the Saline River. The
Saline River (Ouachita River)
The Saline River, also known as Saline Creek, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 3, 2011 tributary of the Ouachita River in the south central portion of the U.S. ...
flows into the Ouachita River.
The watershed of the creek covers a large portion of
Bradley County, Arkansas
Bradley County is located in southeastern Arkansas, and is bordered by Union County to the southwest, Calhoun County to the west, Drew County to the east, Ashley County to the southeast, and Cleveland County to the north. The county is home to ...
. L’Aigle Creek meets the EPA water quality standards.
The Ouachita River flows through the Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge. The Saline River and the L’Aigle Creek flow within the boundaries of the refuge. The Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge is subject to flooding in the spring. Heavy rain can cause the water levels in the creek and river to rise. This flooding can be beneficial for some species. Flooding can be a challenge for wildlife and people living in the area.
L'Aigle is French for "the eagle."
French, German, Estonian names of creeks, lakes, river landings and places
* L'Aigles Creek,
Aigle
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Aigle (French for "eagle", ; frp, Âgllo) is a his ...
"Eagle Creek", Eagle Lake.
*Bogalusa. A place on the Saline River near the Ouachita River (a different place with the same name is
Bogalusa
Bogalusa is a city in Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 12,232 at the 2010 census. In th2020 censusthe city, town, place equivalent reported a population of 10,659. It is the principal city of the Bogalusa Micropolit ...
, Louisiana).
*
Charivari Creek, south of Hilo (a French folk custom in which the community gave a noisy, discordant mock serenade, also pounding on pots and pans, at the home of newlyweds. )
*Felsenthal a Germanic word meaning "hills and valleys" or "rocky valleys." The
Mississippi embayment
The Mississippi embayment is a physiographic feature in the south-central United States, part of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. It is essentially a northward continuation of the fluvial sediments of the Mississippi River Delta to its conflu ...
left the
Ouachita River
The Ouachita River ( ) is a river that runs south and east through the U.S. states of Arkansas and Louisiana, joining the Tensas River to form the Black River near Jonesville, Louisiana. It is the 25th-longest river in the United State ...
flows to the east, southeast until it turned south near
Felsenthal.
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Moreau
Moreau may refer to:
People
*Moreau (surname)
Places
*Moreau, New York
*Moreau River (disambiguation)
Music
*An alternate name for the band Cousteau, used for the album ''Nova Scotia'' in the United States for legal reasons
In fiction
*Dr. Mo ...
Bayou de Moreau (or Moro Creek, Moro Bay) Moreau is a French
surname.
*Pereogeethe Lake. Pereo (Latin: Disappearance, death, loss.) Geethe (Estonian: presently a female name)
References
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