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L'Anguille River (Sites 8 and 9) 



Location (L'Anguille River Basin) - Sites 8 and 9 are located on the 

 west bank of L'Anguille River, 0.8 km east and 7.2 km southeast, respec- 

 tively, of Palestine in St. Francis County, Arkansas. Reference USGS 

 map, Marianna, Arkansas, N3445-W9045/15 , 1957. 



Hydrology data - Twenty years of hydrologic data were analyzed for a 

 gauge located on the U.S. Highway 70 bridge, . 8 km east of Palestine, 

 Arkansas. A slope correction was computed for site 9 using a water 

 surface profile. No slope correction was necessary for site 8 because 

 it was adjacent to the gauge. 



General vegetation - Plant communities range from Taxodium distichum- 

 Nyssa aquatica dominated communities at the lowest elevations to a Carya 

 tomentosa-Quercus alba-Liquidambar styraciflua dominated association on 

 adjacent ridges. Intermediate communities are dominated by Quercus 

 lyrata , Carya aquatica , Diospyros virginiana , Fraxinus pennsylvanica , 

 and Ulmus americana. 



Soils and climate - Soil series range from Zachary at lower elevations 

 to Loring on adjacent ridges. Average annual rainfall is 132 cm, and 

 the average growing season is 219 days. 



Delineated zones - Zones 3 and 4 were delineated for sites 8. Zones 3 

 and 6 were delineated for site 9. All other zones were unacceptable. 



