Arkansas River

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river

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.

Aliases (2)

Arkansas River basin ×1
Upper Arkansas River ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river →
basinCountry	United States →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
dischargeLocation	near Napoleon, Arkansas →
drainageBasin	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 River Valley → 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 NERFINISHED → Verdigris River NERFINISHED →
mouth	Mississippi River →
namedAfter	Arkansa (Quapaw) people →
passesThroughCity	Fort Smith, Arkansas → Little Rock, Arkansas → Pueblo, Colorado → Tulsa, Oklahoma → Wichita, Kansas →
riverSystem	Mississippi River system →
sourceLocation	Colorado →
sourceRegion	Rocky Mountains →
tributaryOf	Mississippi River →
usedFor	hydroelectric power → irrigation → navigation → recreation →

Referenced by (40)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cañon City → City of Pueblo → Dodge City, Kansas → Little Rock, Arkansas → Muskogee → Pueblo County, Colorado → Pueblo, Colorado, United States → Tulsa, Oklahoma → Wichita, Kansas →	locatedOnRiver
Arkansas → Colorado → Fort Smith metropolitan area (Oklahoma portion) → Oklahoma → South Central United States →	hasMajorRiver
Great Plains → Southeastern Colorado → Southeastern Woodlands →	majorRiver
Ozarks → Sawatch Range →	drainage
Arkansas → Arkansas River region →	namedAfter
City of Pueblo → Garden City, Kansas →	river
Eastern Colorado → Lake Pueblo State Park →	waterSource
Sawatch Range ("Upper Arkansas River") →	borderedBy
Pueblo County, Colorado →	bordersRiver
Interstate 30 →	bridgeCrossing
eastern Oklahoma →	crossedByRiver
Cookson Hills ("Arkansas River basin") →	drainageBasin
Front Range of the Rocky Mountains →	drainedBy
Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo →	followsWatercourse
Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo →	hasScenicViewOf
Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo →	isAlong
El Pueblo trading post →	locatedOn
Mississippi River →	majorTributary
Fountain Creek →	mouth
Arkansas River region →	traversedBy
Southern Colorado →	traversedByRiver
Fountain Creek →	tributaryOf