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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Interstate 440 passesNear Arkansas River
subject surface form: Interstate 440 (Arkansas)
Kearny County, Kansas hasRiver Arkansas River
Spiro, Oklahoma locatedNear Arkansas River
Wichita metropolitan area river Arkansas River
Roland, Oklahoma locatedNearRiver Arkansas River
Pueblo Reservoir watercourse Arkansas River
Lake Tenkiller partOf Arkansas River
this entity surface form: Arkansas River watershed
Gore, Oklahoma hasNearbyRiver Arkansas River
Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States locatedOnRiver Arkansas River
subject surface form: Muskogee, Oklahoma
Muskogee County crossedByRiver Arkansas River
Pueblo locatedOnRiver Arkansas River
Northeastern Oklahoma containsRiver Arkansas River
Fremont County hasFeature Arkansas River
North Canadian River riverSystem Arkansas River
North Canadian River partOf Arkansas River
this entity surface form: Arkansas River watershed
Muskogee, Oklahoma locatedOnRiver Arkansas River
Baron Fork partOf Arkansas River
this entity surface form: Arkansas River watershed
Little River (Arkansas) partOf Arkansas River
this entity surface form: Arkansas river system
Northern Oklahoma hasRiver Arkansas River
Caney River partOf Arkansas River
this entity surface form: Arkansas River watershed
Canon City locatedOnRiver Arkansas River
Spring River tributaryOf Arkansas River
Spring River mouthRiver Arkansas River
Spring River locatedInHydrologicalSystem Arkansas River
this entity surface form: Arkansas River watershed
Poteau River tributaryOf Arkansas River
Poteau River mouthLocatedIn Arkansas River
Poteau River isPartOf Arkansas River
this entity surface form: Arkansas River system
Arkansas County, Arkansas namedAfter Arkansas River
Arkansas County, Arkansas traversedBy Arkansas River
U.S. Route 160 crosses Arkansas River
Oologah Creek partOf Arkansas River
this entity surface form: Arkansas River watershed
Tabeguache Peak isWestOf Arkansas River
Mosquito Range drainageTo Arkansas River
Central Colorado Rockies contains Arkansas River
this entity surface form: Arkansas River headwaters