Editing Benton County, Arkansas (section)

===Hydrology===
{{See also|List of lakes in Benton County, Arkansas}}
[[File:Beaver Lake from Prairie Creek, Arkansas.jpg|right|thumb|Beaver Lake as seen from the [[Prairie Creek, Arkansas|Prairie Creek]] community]]
Benton County is divided into five watersheds. The eastern part of the county is drained by the [[White River (Arkansas)|White River]], which includes [[Beaver Lake (Arkansas)|Beaver Lake]]. Major tributaries include [[War Eagle Creek]], Little Clifty Creek, Spider Creek, Indian Creek, Prairie Creek and Esculapia Creek. Northern Benton County is within the [[Elk River (Oklahoma)|Elk River]] watershed; the northeast corner is drained by tributaries to [[Big Sugar Creek]]; north central Benton County drains to [[Little Sugar Creek]]. The southwest part of Benton County is within the [[Illinois River (Oklahoma)|Illinois River]] watershed; southwest and south-central parts of the county drain to [[Osage Creek]] and western Benton County drains to [[Flint Creek (Arkansas/Oklahoma)|Flint Creek]] or [[Spavinaw Creek]]. Northeastern Benton County drains to tributaries of the [[Neosho River]].<ref name="good" /> A very small part of northwestern Benton County drains to the [[Grand Lake o' the Cherokees|Grand Lake]].

The county has natural springs, which were very important to early settlers. Benton County communities named for their nearby springs include [[Cave Springs, Arkansas|Cave Springs]], [[Eldorado Springs, Arkansas|Eldorado Springs]], [[Elm Springs, Arkansas|Elm Springs]], [[Osage Mills, Arkansas|Osage Mills]], [[Siloam Springs, Arkansas|Siloam Springs]], [[Springdale, Arkansas|Springdale]], [[Springtown, Arkansas|Springtown]], and [[Sulphur Springs, Benton County, Arkansas|Sulphur Springs]].