Poteau River
The Poteau River is a river located in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma extending 141 miles. It is the only river in Oklahoma that flows north and is the seventh-largest river in the state.
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Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Poteau Creek”, “Poto River”, and “Pottoe River”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Fort Smith National Historic Site and Fort Smith Trolley Museum.
Fort Smith Museum of History
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Smith and Moffett.
Arkoma
Village
Arkoma is a town in LeFlore County, Oklahoma, United States. Arkoma is situated 2½ miles south of Poteau River.
Poteau River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: LeFlore, Oklahoma, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.38759° or 35° 23′ 15″ north
Longitude
-94.4341° or 94° 26′ 3″ west
Elevation
394 feet (120 metres)
Open location code
86779HQ8+29
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Poteau River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر بوتيو”
- Catalan: “Poteau”
- Cebuano: “Poteau River”
- Chinese: “波托河”
- Dutch: “Poteau River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بوتيو”
- French: “Poteau”
- French: “rivière Poteau”
- Irish: “Abhainn Poteau”
- Russian: “Пото”
- Russian: “Река Пото”
- Venetian: “Poteau”
- Welsh: “Afon Poteau”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: West Fort Smith and Mill Creek.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Belle Point and Fort Smith Trolly Museum.
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