Elk River (Kansas)

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Elk River
River
Country United States
State Kansas
Region Flint Hills
Part of Verdigris River
Source
 - location Southwest Greenwood County, Flint Hills, Kansas, United States
 - elevation 735 ft (224 m)
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Mouth Verdigris River
 - location Near Independence, Kansas, United States
 - elevation 224 ft (68 m) [1]
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Length 95 mi (153 km), Southeast [2]

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.

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.

Stream course

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See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 31, 2011[not in citation given]

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