John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake

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Name: John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake
Water system: Mississippi River
Water type: Artificial lake
Progression: Arkansas River -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates:
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake is a reservoir on the Arkansas River and an integral part of the McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS). It was formed by constructing the James W. Trimble Lock & Dam.

Poteau River, an Arkansas River tributary which flows north in Oklahoma, crosses the Arkansas-Oklahoma state line immediately southwest of Fort Smith and discharges into Hammersmith Lake. The normal elevation of the lake is 119 m above sea level.

John Paul Hammerschmidt Lake

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