Report of the Commissioner of Fisheries to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor for the fiscal year ended .. . A N A RIVER BASIN^D ILLINOIS\ INVESTIGATION OF FISHERIES is shown thiis: \^iile. THE MUSSELS OF THE BIG BUFFALO FORK OFWHITE RIVER, ARKANSAS By S. E, Meek and H. Walton Clark Bureau of Fisheries Document No, 759 9275°—13 14 1 THE MUSSELS OF THE BIG BUFFALO FORK OF WHITERIVER, ARKANSAS. By S. E. Meek and H. Walton Clark. PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS. The Big Buffalo River drains a considerable portion of the north-em slope of the Boston Mountains. It is a winding stream borderedon
Report of the Commissioner of Fisheries to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor for the fiscal year ended .. . A N A RIVER BASIN^D ILLINOIS\ INVESTIGATION OF FISHERIES is shown thiis: \^iile. THE MUSSELS OF THE BIG BUFFALO FORK OFWHITE RIVER, ARKANSAS By S. E, Meek and H. Walton Clark Bureau of Fisheries Document No, 759 9275°—13 14 1 THE MUSSELS OF THE BIG BUFFALO FORK OF WHITERIVER, ARKANSAS. By S. E. Meek and H. Walton Clark. PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS. The Big Buffalo River drains a considerable portion of the north-em slope of the Boston Mountains. It is a winding stream borderedon its outer curves by bluffs, most of which rise perpendicularly fromthe water to a height of 20 to 400 feet or more. In many places backfrom these bluffs the highest mountains rise quite abruptly to a heightof about 1,500 feet above the river. The immediate banks were esti-mated to be from 10 to 30 feet high. In many places where a roothold can be had on the face of these bluffs stunted cedars are grow-ing, and these become more numerous and taller along its uppermargin. The slopes and tops of the mountains support a considerableforest of oak and pine. The river valley is narrow,
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