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Bayou Meto
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Bayou Meto flowing through Henton Township
Country United States
State Arkansas
Physical characteristics
Main source Wilson Hill, Faulkner County
35°00′04″N 92°17′05″W / 35.001035°N 92.28482°W / 35.001035; -92.28482 (Bayou Meta source)
River mouth Arkansas River
34°04′52″N 91°26′36″W / 34.081133°N 91.443243°W / 34.081133; -91.443243 (Bayou Meta mouth)
Length 150 mi (240 km)
Basin features
River system Mississippi River

Bayou Meto is a tributary of the Arkansas River in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its headwaters are at Wilson Hill, in Faulkner County, Arkansas a few miles east of Camp Robinson State Wildlife Management Area. Bayou Meto meanders 150 miles (240 kilometers) southeast, feeding into the Arkansas River a few miles southwest of Gillett, in Arkansas County, Arkansas.

Bayou Meto is a habitat for a wide variety of fish, waterfowl, mammals and reptiles.

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