Elk River (Kansas)

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Elk River
Elk River (Kansas)
Location
Country United States
State Kansas
Region Flint Hills
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSouthwest Greenwood County, Flint Hills, Kansas, United States
  coordinates 37°36′31″N096°31′30″W / 37.60861°N 96.52500°W / 37.60861; -96.52500 [1]
  elevation735 ft (224 m)
Mouth Verdigris River
  location
Near Independence, Kansas, United States
  coordinates
37°15′24″N095°41′39″W / 37.25667°N 95.69417°W / 37.25667; -95.69417 [1]
  elevation
224 ft (68 m) [1]
Length95 mi (153 km), Southeast [2]
Basin features
River system Verdigris River

The Elk River is a tributary of the Verdigris River in southeastern Kansas in the United States. Via the Verdigris and Arkansas rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.

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Description and course

The Elk River is formed by a collection of intermittent streams in southwestern Greenwood County, [1] and flows for about 95 miles (153 km) [2] generally east-southeast through Butler, Elk, and Montgomery counties, past the towns of Elk Falls, Longton and Elk City. It joins the Verdigris River at the northern edge of the city of Independence.

Between Elk City and Independence, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam causes the river to form Elk City Lake. A state park and federal lands along the lake offer recreation, including three National Recreation Trails.

The Elk River Archeological District is a 14,807 acres (59.92 km2) area in Elk and Montgomery counties, presumably in the Elk River watershed, which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978.

Stream course

Upriver: [3]
37°15′24″N095°41′39″W / 37.25667°N 95.69417°W / 37.25667; -95.69417 (confluence with the Verdigris River)
37°33′00″N096°29′11″W / 37.55000°N 96.48639°W / 37.55000; -96.48639
37°29′06″N096°23′01″W / 37.48500°N 96.38361°W / 37.48500; -96.38361
37°14′55″N095°48′11″W / 37.24861°N 95.80306°W / 37.24861; -95.80306
37°17′00″N095°46′51″W / 37.28333°N 95.78083°W / 37.28333; -95.78083
37°16′50″N095°55′31″W / 37.28056°N 95.92528°W / 37.28056; -95.92528
37°27′10″N096°18′11″W / 37.45278°N 96.30306°W / 37.45278; -96.30306
37°25′20″N096°13′01″W / 37.42222°N 96.21694°W / 37.42222; -96.21694
37°22′10″N096°09′51″W / 37.36944°N 96.16417°W / 37.36944; -96.16417
37°21′50″N096°05′21″W / 37.36389°N 96.08917°W / 37.36389; -96.08917
37°36′31″N096°31′30″W / 37.60861°N 96.52500°W / 37.60861; -96.52500

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Elk River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1978-10-13. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 31, 2011[ failed verification ] Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine