Elk River (Kansas)
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Elk River | |
River | |
Country | United States |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 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]
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elk River
External links
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- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elk River
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- Landforms of Butler County, Kansas
- Landforms of Greenwood County, Kansas