Albert Pike Recreation Area

Little Missouri River in Albert Pike Recreation Area

Albert Pike Recreation Area is a recreational area located in the Ouachita National Forest about 6 miles north of Langley, Arkansas in southern Montgomery County, Arkansas featuring swimming and camping areas on the Little Missouri River.

Flooding tragedy

During the night of June 10–11, 2010 a flash flood along Little Missouri River (Arkansas) killed at least 16 people in the campgrounds of the Albert Pike Recreation Area.[1] In a matter of less than four hours water rose from three feet to over twenty-three feet. Since that time the U.S. Forest Service has closed the site for further evaluation.[2][3] On July 20, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against the federal government relating to this incident, on the grounds that the suit was barred by the Federal Tort Claims Act.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.CNN.com
  2. ↑ "Albert Pike Public Involvement Process Begins". Ouachita National Forest. U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  3. ↑ "Albert Pike". Ouachita National Forest. U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  4. ↑ http://media.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/18/07/171928P.pdf
  • "Albert Pike Recreation Area". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  • "Albert Pike Recreation Area". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  • "Albert Pike". Ouachita National Forest. U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 2014-01-04.

Coordinates: 34°22′20″N 93°52′47″W / 34.37233°N 93.87964°W / 34.37233; -93.87964


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