Bayou Meto | |
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![]() Bayou Meto flowing through Henton Township | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Wilson Hill, Faulkner County |
• coordinates | 35°00′04″N 92°17′05″W / 35.001035°N 92.28482°W |
Mouth | |
• location | Arkansas River |
• coordinates | 34°04′52″N 91°26′36″W / 34.081133°N 91.443243°W |
Length | 150 mi (240 km) |
Basin features | |
River system | Mississippi River |
Bayou Meto is a tributary of the Arkansas River in the U.S. state of Arkansas. [1] Its headwaters are at Wilson Hill, in Faulkner County, Arkansas a few miles east of Camp Robinson State Wildlife Management Area. Bayou Meto meanders 150 miles (240 kilometers) southeast, feeding into the Arkansas River a few miles southwest of Gillett, in Arkansas County, Arkansas. [2] [3]
Bayou Meto is a habitat for a wide variety of fish, waterfowl, mammals and reptiles. [2]