War Eagle Creek
{{Short description|Stream in the American state of Arkansas}}
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| name_etymology = War Eagle, a Native American chiefton
| image = War Eagle Creek at Withrow Springs State Park.jpg
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| discharge1_location= Hindsville, AR
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| discharge1_avg = 299 cu/ft. per sec.{{Cite web|url=https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ar/nwis/uv/?site_no=07049000&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060|title = USGS Current Conditions for USGS 07049000 War Eagle Creek near Hindsville, AR}}
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| progression = White River—Mississippi River
| river_system = Mississippi River
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War Eagle Creek is a stream in Benton, Washington and Madison counties of northwest Arkansas, United States, that is a tributary of the White River.{{gnis|56034|War Eagle Creek}}
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Description
The stream source area is in Madison County in the Boston Mountains just west of the community of Boston and north of Arkansas Route 16 at an elevation of about {{convert|2100|ft}}.Boston, Arkansas, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973 The stream flows northwest passing under and then running parallel to Arkansas Route 23 passing the communities of Witter and Aurora. It flows past the east side of Huntsville and crosses under U.S. Route 412 northeast of Harmony. It turns to the northwest as passes the south side of Withrow Springs State Park and under Route 23 again. It continues passing under Arkansas Highway 45 to the north of Hindsville and passes through the northeast corner of Washington County and into Benton County. The stream passes under Arkansas Highway 303 just west of War Eagle and makes a sharp turn (incised meander) to the south. The stream enters the waters of Beaver Lake just prior to re-entering Washington County. Prior to the creation of Beaver Lake, the stream entered the White River about three miles to the west-southwest.Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2nd edition 2002, pp 22 and 31 {{isbn|0-89933-345-1}}
The creek has the name of War Eagle, an Indian chieftain.{{cite book|title=History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5uwxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA16|year=1889|publisher=Higginson Book Company|page=16}}
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See also
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References
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External links
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Category:Bodies of water of the Ozarks
Category:Tributaries of the White River (Arkansas–Missouri)
Category:Rivers of Washington County, Arkansas