Arkansas River

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The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River that flows from the Rocky Mountains in Colorado through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, playing a key role in the region’s ecology, history, and commerce.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dischargeLocation near Napoleon, Arkansas
drainageBasin Arkansas Valley, Colorado
surface form: Arkansas River Valley

central Great Plains
ecoregionInfluence supports riparian habitats in semi-arid and humid regions
flowsThrough Arkansas
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
formsBorderBetween Arkansas
Oklahoma
hasCanalOrChannel McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System
hasDam Dardanelle Lock and Dam
Eufaula Dam
Keystone Dam
Murray Lock and Dam
Webbers Falls Lock and Dam
hasPart Arkansas Valley, Colorado
surface form: Arkansas River Valley

Great Plains
surface form: Great Plains section

Royal Gorge
historicallyUsedBy European explorers
Native American peoples
historicallyUsedFor fur trade
transportation
length approximately 1469 miles
approximately 2364 kilometers
majorTributary Canadian River
Cimarron River
Fountain Creek
Neosho River
Purgatoire River
Verdigris River
mouth Mississippi River
namedAfter Quapaw tribe
surface form: Arkansa (Quapaw) people
passesThroughCity Fort Smith, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Pueblo, Colorado, United States
surface form: Pueblo, Colorado

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
surface form: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Wichita, Kansas
riverSystem Mississippi River basin
surface form: Mississippi River system
sourceLocation Colorado
sourceRegion Rocky Mountains
tributaryOf Mississippi River
usedFor hydroelectric power
irrigation
navigation
recreation

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Great Plains majorRiver Arkansas River
U.S. state of Oklahoma hasMajorRiver Arkansas River
subject surface form: Oklahoma
Pueblo County, Colorado locatedOnRiver Arkansas River
Pueblo County, Colorado bordersRiver Arkansas River
eastern Oklahoma crossedByRiver Arkansas River
Southern Colorado traversedByRiver Arkansas River
Interstate 30 bridgeCrossing Arkansas River
Little Rock, Arkansas locatedOnRiver Arkansas River
Garden City, Kansas river Arkansas River
Dodge City, Kansas locatedOnRiver Arkansas River
Ozarks region (partly) drainage Arkansas River
subject surface form: Ozarks
Mississippi River majorTributary Arkansas River
El Pueblo trading post locatedOn Arkansas River
Arkansas River region namedAfter Arkansas River
Arkansas River region traversedBy Arkansas River
Arkansas namedAfter Arkansas River
Arkansas hasMajorRiver Arkansas River
southeastern Colorado majorRiver Arkansas River
subject surface form: Southeastern Colorado
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States locatedOnRiver Arkansas River
subject surface form: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Colorado hasMajorRiver Arkansas River
Wichita, Kansas, United States locatedOnRiver Arkansas River
subject surface form: Wichita, Kansas
eastern Colorado waterSource Arkansas River
subject surface form: Eastern Colorado
Southeastern Woodlands majorRiver Arkansas River
City of Pueblo locatedOnRiver Arkansas River
City of Pueblo river Arkansas River
Muskogee locatedOnRiver Arkansas River
Lake Pueblo State Park waterSource Arkansas River
Fountain Creek mouth Arkansas River
Fountain Creek tributaryOf Arkansas River
Cañon City locatedOnRiver Arkansas River
Cookson Hills drainageBasin Arkansas River
this entity surface form: Arkansas River basin
Sawatch Range drainage Arkansas River
Sawatch Range borderedBy Arkansas River
this entity surface form: Upper Arkansas River
Kaw City, Oklahoma locatedNearRiver Arkansas River
Ozark Plateau drainedBy Arkansas River
Mount Massive drainage Arkansas River
this entity surface form: Arkansas River basin
Otero County, Colorado hasPrimaryRiver Arkansas River
Arkadelphia, Arkansas namedFor Arkansas River
Bent County, Colorado traversedBy Arkansas River
Fremont County, Colorado bordersRiver Arkansas River
Colorado State Highway 120 crosses Arkansas River