Tanyard Creek is a 6.6 miles (10.6 km) stream that flows from Lake Windsor

Lake Windsor

Lake Windsor is one of the eight lakes in Bella Vista Village in Northwest Arkansas, United States ....

 to Little Sugar Creek in Bella Vista

Bella Vista, Arkansas

Bella Vista is a city in Benton County, Arkansas. It previously was the largest unincorporated community in the state of Arkansas; however, in November 2006 it voted to incorporate and form a municipality. The Bella Vista Property Owners Association estimates that there are currently 24,000...

, a city in northwest Arkansas

Arkansas

Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

. The entire stream is located within Benton County

Benton County, Arkansas

Benton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, the population was 153,406. The U.S. Census Bureau 2010 population is 221,339. The county seat is Bentonville. Benton County was formed on 30 September 1836 and was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S...

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A loop trail was built by the Bella Vista Property Owners' Association incorporating Tanyard Creek and the waterfall created by the overflow of Lake Windsor. The trail is open to the public and is a destination for adults, kids and dogs (which must be on a leash) to go to play in the waters below the falls.