Arkansas River
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The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's
Arkansas River headwaters in Colorado
The headwaters of the Arkansas near Leadville, Colorado
Arkansas River near Sterling Kansas
Arkansas River in Colorado, with Mount Harvard in distance, circa 1867. Photo by William Henry Jackson.
Canadian River
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The Canadian River is the longest tributary of the Arkansas River. Entirely within the United States, it is about 1,026 miles long, starting in Colorado and traveling through New Mexico, the Texas Pan
Arkansas River
…more reliable flow rates, a series of dams and large reservoir lakes have been built on the Arkansas and its intersecting tributaries, including the Canadian, Verdigris, Neosho (Grand), Illinois, and Poteau rivers. These locks and dams enable the river to be navigable by barges and large river craft downriver…
Canadian River south of Logan, New Mexico
Canadian River Canyon in Kiowa National Grassland, Eastern New Mexico
Wooden bridge over the Canadian River in Hemphill County, Texas
Canadian River at Calvin, Oklahoma