Inventory & Monitoring at Buffalo National River

View down the Buffalo River from a gravel bar
Calm morning on the Buffalo River

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Buffalo River is one of the few remaining free-flowing rivers in the lower 48 states, encompassing 150 miles from the Boston Mountains to the White River. The park contains approximately 95,730 acres of 857,607 acres in the Buffalo River watershed. The park is located in the Salem Plateau of the Ozark Highlands in northern Arkansas. Sections of BUFF lie within the Boston Mountains with elevations up to 2000 feet. Steep-sided valleys and high ridges characterize the topography. The karst landforms of the region feature a large number of sinkholes, springs, and seeps that formed in the limestone and dolomite. The park has the largest cave system in the state of Arkansas. Conduits of rock create complex water flow, where surface water can affect ground water through quick recharge.

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  • Heartland Network Junior Scientist

    • Locations: Arkansas Post National Memorial, Buffalo National River, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Effigy Mounds National Monument, George Washington Carver National Monument,
    • Offices: Heartland Inventory & Monitoring Network
    A flowering prairie on the cover of a junior scientist booklet.

    You can be a Heartland Inventory and Monitoring Network Junior Scientist! Explore what it is like to be a scientist that monitors plants, animals, and their habitats national parks. You will explore the 15 parks of the Heartland Network, make observations, identify animals and plants, and learn why scientists use scientific names for organisms. Visit a Heartland Network Park to complete the activities in the booklet or download the booklet here.

  • NPS Geodiversity Atlas—Buffalo National River, Arkansas

    • Locations: Buffalo National River
    • Offices: Geologic Resources Division
    overview of river and bluff beyond

    Each park-specific page in the NPS Geodiversity Atlas provides basic information on the significant geologic features and processes occurring in the park.

  • Fish Communities at Buffalo National River

    • Locations: Buffalo National River
    Scientist measuring a fish at Buffalo National River.

    The Buffalo River is one of the few remaining free-flowing rivers in the United States. The park only encompasses 11% of the watershed. This leaves much of the watershed susceptible to human activities such as logging, agriculture, and urbanization.

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Check out the links below for other interesting science information about your park:

Air Quality in Parks
Learn about the air quality at your park and how it has changed over time.

NPS Geodiversity Atlas
An interactive map to explore the full variety of natural geologic (rocks, minerals, sediments, fossils, landforms, and physical processes) and soil resources and processes that occur in your park.

NPSpecies
Find out what plants and animals are present in your park or other parks.

Last updated: October 15, 2018

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