Little Arkansas River
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Geography
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
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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- Rivers of Kansas
- Tributaries of the Arkansas River
- Rivers of Sedgwick County, Kansas
- Rivers of Reno County, Kansas
- Rivers of Harvey County, Kansas
- Rivers of McPherson County, Kansas
- Rivers of Rice County, Kansas
- Rivers of Ellsworth County, Kansas