Arkansas River

The Arkansas River is a tributary of the Mississippi which flows east and southeast through Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and the state of Arkansas. At 1450 miles (2334 km) it is the fourth longest river in the United States. Its origin is in the Colorado Rockies in Lake County near Leadville, and its outlet is at the historic site of Napoleon, Arkansas. It is the largest tributary in the Mississippi-Missouri system, with a drainage basin of nearly 195,000 sq. mi. (505,000 km²) (see 1 for a map of the watershed).

Pronunciation

In contrast to the state Arkansas, which is always pronounced ARE-kan-saw, the river can be pronounced either ARE-kan-saw or are-KAN-zis, the latter is most common in the state of Kansas.

Related Topics:
Arkansas - Kansas

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