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The Springfield Plateau is the only Ozark Highland Level IV ecoregion within all four states. [1] The nearly level to rolling Springfield Plateau is underlain by cherty limestone of the Mississippian Boone Formation and Burlington Limestone; it is less rugged and wooded than Ecoregions 38, 39b, and 39c, and lacks the Ordovician dolomite and limestone of Ecoregions 39c and 39d.
The Ozark Mountain forests are a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion of the central United States delineated by the World Wide Fund for Nature.The ecoregion covers an area of 23,900 square miles (62,000 square kilometers) in northern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma.
The level III ecoregions in Arkansas are the South Central Plains (35), Ouachita Mountains (36), Arkansas Valley (37), Boston Mountains (38), Ozark Highlands (39), Mississippi Alluvial Plain (73), Mississippi Valley Loess Plains (74). (Compare to map of Level IV ecoregions.)
A rural Ozarks scene. Phelps County, Missouri The Saint Francois Mountains, viewed here from Knob Lick Mountain, are the exposed geologic core of the Ozarks.. The Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains, Ozark Highlands or Ozark Plateau, is a physiographic region in the U.S. states of Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, as well as a small area in the southeastern corner of Kansas. [1]
Level III subdivides the continent into 182 smaller ecoregions; of these, 104 lie partly or wholly with the United States. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Level IV is a further subdivision of Level III ecoregions. Level IV mapping is still underway but is complete across most of the United States.
The Boston Mountains is a Level III ecoregion designated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Part of the Ozarks, the Boston Mountains are a deeply dissected plateau. The ecoregion is steeper than the adjacent Springfield Plateau to the north, and bordered on the south by the Arkansas Valley.
The News-Leader compiled a list of the 10 best spots to see fall foliage throughout the Ozarks, from Jordan Valley Park in downtown Springfield to Dogwood Canyon in Lampe. This list is not ...
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) describes Arkansas's water resources by using six ecoregions. Of the six, the Boston Mountain, Ouachita Mountain and Ozark Highlands ecoregions generally contain waterways with "exceptionally high quality water", including many of the state's extraordinary resources waters (ERWs).