South Arkansas River

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South Arkansas River [1]
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The confluence of the South Arkansas River (bottom) with the Arkansas River.
Physical characteristics
Main source 38°29′53″N106°19′53″W / 38.49806°N 106.33139°W / 38.49806; -106.33139
River mouth Confluence with Arkansas
7,001 ft (2,134 m)
38°31′16″N105°58′40″W / 38.52111°N 105.97778°W / 38.52111; -105.97778 Coordinates: 38°31′16″N105°58′40″W / 38.52111°N 105.97778°W / 38.52111; -105.97778
Basin features
Progression ArkansasMississippi

South Arkansas River is a 24.5-mile-long (39.4 km) [2] tributary of the Arkansas River that flows from a source near Monarch Pass in the Sawatch Range of southern Colorado. It joins the Arkansas just south of Salida, Colorado.

Tributary stream or river that flows into a main stem river or lake

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean.

Arkansas River major tributary of the Mississippi River, United States

The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's source basin lies in the western United States in Colorado, specifically the Arkansas River Valley, where the headwaters derive from the snowpack in the Sawatch and Mosquito mountain ranges. It then flows east into the Midwest via Kansas, and finally into the South through Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Monarch Pass

Monarch Pass, elevation 11,312 feet (3,448 m), is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of south-central Colorado in the United States.

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References

  1. "South Arkansas River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 31, 2011