Little Arkansas River

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Geography

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The confluence of the Little Arkansas and Arkansas rivers in Wichita, Kansas.

The river originates in central Kansas in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.[1][2] Its source lies in extreme south-central Ellsworth County immediately north of Geneseo, Kansas.[2][3] From there, the river flows generally south-southeast along the border between the Arkansas River Lowlands to the southwest and the McPherson Lowlands to the northeast.[2] It joins the Arkansas River immediately northwest of downtown Wichita, Kansas.[2][4]

Points of interest

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The Little Arkansas River flows through the north side of Wichita, Kansas, on May 6, 2023.

A statue, The Keeper of the Plains by local artist Blackbear Bosin, marks the confluence of these two rivers.

See also

References

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  1. a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Template:Webarchive, accessed March 29, 2011
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