Rolling Fork is a river in southwest

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. It is dammed by DeQueen Dam and forms

DeQueen Lake DeQueen Lake is a small reservoir along the Rolling Fork River in Sevier County, Arkansas. It is from DeQueen, Arkansas. DeQueen Dam The Flood Control Act of 1958 approved the dam's construction. The construction was supervised by the Tulsa D ...

. It is a tributary of the

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, running parallel with other tributaries such as the

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, the Saline River, the

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, and the

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. It is part of the

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;Mouth:

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with the

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;Source:

Polk County, Arkansas Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,662. The county seat is Mena. Polk County is Arkansas's 48th county, formed on November 30, 1844; it was named for James K. Polk, 11th P ...

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Rolling Fork starts near Hatton, Arkansas. It flows south through

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and Grannis. About ten miles from its source Rolling Fork flows into

, a man-made reservoir. Near

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and

DeQueen, Arkansas De Queen ( ) is a city and the county seat of Sevier County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 6,629 at the 2010 census. The placename is the anglicization of the family name of the Dutch merchant and railway financier, Jan de Goeije ...

, Rolling Fork exits the lake and continues until it reaches the

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* {{authority control Rivers of Arkansas Tributaries of the Red River of the South Bodies of water of Sevier County, Arkansas Rivers of Polk County, Arkansas

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