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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Lamar, Colorado near Arkansas River
Arkansas State Capitol locatedNear Arkansas River
River Market District locatedAlong Arkansas River
Clinton Presidential Center locatedOn Arkansas River
Old State House Museum near Arkansas River
Salida, Colorado locatedOnRiver Arkansas River
Museum of Discovery near Arkansas River
Central United States hasMajorRiver Arkansas River
Prowers County, Colorado locatedOn Arkansas River
Prowers County, Colorado hasRiver Arkansas River
La Junta, Colorado locatedOnRiver Arkansas River
Fryingpan–Arkansas Project servesRegion Arkansas River
this entity surface form: Arkansas Valley
Fort Dodge locatedOn Arkansas River
Mississippi Valley Theater locatedIn Arkansas River
North Little Rock, Arkansas locatedOn Arkansas River
North Little Rock, Arkansas hasRiver Arkansas River
Canadian River mouthOf Arkansas River
Canadian River tributaryOf Arkansas River
Canadian River dischargesInto Arkansas River
Canadian River partOf Arkansas River
this entity surface form: Arkansas River watershed
Canadian River isMajorTributaryOf Arkansas River
Cimarron River tributaryOf Arkansas River
Cimarron River mouth Arkansas River
Cimarron River partOf Arkansas River
this entity surface form: Arkansas River watershed
Wichita, Kansas locatedOnRiver Arkansas River
Conway, Arkansas hasRiver Arkansas River
this entity surface form: Arkansas River (nearby)
Chaffee County, Colorado contains Arkansas River
Southern Plains majorRiver Arkansas River
Bent’s Fort, Colorado locatedOn Arkansas River
Barton County, Kansas traversedBy Arkansas River
John Martin Reservoir locatedOnRiver Arkansas River
John Martin Reservoir inflow Arkansas River
John Martin Reservoir outflow Arkansas River
Green Country traversedByRiver Arkansas River
Tulsa County hasMajorRiver Arkansas River
Gathering Place park locatedOn Arkansas River
subject surface form: Gathering Place
Port of Catoosa (nearby, metro area) connectedTo Arkansas River
subject surface form: Port of Catoosa
Arkansas Territory namedAfter Arkansas River
Central North America traversedBy Arkansas River
Big Dam Bridge crosses Arkansas River
Big Dam Bridge hasViewOf Arkansas River
Fairfax, Oklahoma, United States locatedNear Arkansas River
subject surface form: Fairfax, Oklahoma
Arkansas Valley, Colorado namedAfter Arkansas River