Editing Ashley County, Arkansas (section)

===Hydrology===
[[File:Salinerivermap.png|right|thumb|upright|The Saline River empties into the Ouachita along the western county line]]
{{See also|List of lakes in Ashley County, Arkansas}}
Water is an extremely important part of Ashley County's geography, history, economy, and culture. The many rivers, streams, and ditches crossing the county have featured prominently since prehistoric times, and many archaeological sites, including the Lake Enterprise Mound from the [[Archaic period (North America)|Archaic period]],<ref>{{cite web |title= Mound Investigation Combines Technology, Archeology |url= http://www.ashleycountyledger.com/news/ashley_county_history/mound-investigation-combines-technology-archeology/article_5cac989f-0c3f-56c9-aff1-610a52a02bc1.html |publisher= Ashley County Publishing Co. Inc. |location= Hamburg |date= November 12, 2009 |work= Ashley County Ledger |access-date= March 24, 2019 }}</ref> are along waterways. Many early white settlements, including [[Berea, Arkansas]], were founded along waterways, but many faded as railroads eclipsed waterways as the favored mode of transportation.<ref name="eoc" >{{cite encyclopedia |title= Ashley County |url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=746 |encyclopedia= [[Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture]] |publisher= [[Butler Center for Arkansas Studies]] at the [[Central Arkansas Library System]] |date= July 14, 2016 |first1= Deirdre |last1= Kelley |first2= Bill |last2= Norman |access-date=March 24, 2019 }}</ref>

Ashley County is split among four watersheds: the lower [[Saline River (Ouachita River tributary)|Saline River]] in the northwest, lower [[Ouachita River]] in the southwest, [[Bayou Bartholomew]] across the majority of the county, and the [[Boeuf River]] along the eastern edge. The Saline River serves as the northwestern boundary of the county before emptying into the [[Ouachita River]], which serves as the southwestern boundary. The [[Port of Crossett]] is positioned just south of the Saline River's mouth. Within the county, Bearhouse Creek, Chemin-a-haut Bayou, Fountain Creek, Flat Creek, Mill Creek, and Overflow Creek are important watercourses.<ref>{{Cite map |year= 2004 |publisher = DeLorme |title = Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer |edition = Second |section = 63–64 |location= [[Yarmouth, Maine]] |isbn= 978-0-89933-345-8 |oclc= 780322182 }}</ref>