The Norfork Tailwater is the segment of the North Fork River below Norfork Dam in north central

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. The Norfork Tailwater is about long and stretches from the dam below Lake Norfork to the White River at Norfork. The community of Salesville lies approximately 1.5 miles west of the dam on

Arkansas Highway 177 Highway 177 (AR 177, Ark. 177, and Hwy. 177) is a north–south state highway that runs in north central Arkansas. The route runs from Herron north over the Norfork Dam, then south to Pineville. Route description AR 177 begins in Herron and ...

. Norfork is located on

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at the confluence of the Norfork Tailwater with the White River approximately 3.5 miles southwest of the dam. The Norfork Tailwater is home to brown, rainbow, cutthroat, and brook

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, as well as other

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. A trout hatchery (the Norfork National Fish Hatchery) near Quarry Park keeps the tailwater stocked with trout, while the dam's cold water output provides suitable habitat for these cool-water game fish.

2008 flood

In response to the Spring 2008 Midwest floods the Army Corps of Engineers opened the dam floodgates on April 10.

References

Rivers of Arkansas Rivers of Baxter County, Arkansas {{Arkansas-river-stub