Little Arkansas River

The Little Arkansas River (/ɑːrˈkænzəs/ ar-KAN-zəs) is a river in the central Great Plains of North America. A tributary of the Arkansas River, its entire 123-mile (198 km) length lies within the American state of Kansas.[3]

Little Arkansas River
Ne Shuta Shinka River[1]
The Little Arkansas River near Sedgwick, Kansas
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationEllsworth County, Kansas
 • coordinates38°31′46″N 98°09′18″W
 • elevation1,759 ft (536 m)
MouthArkansas River
 • location
Wichita, Kansas
 • coordinates
37°41′29″N 97°20′57″W[1]
 • elevation
1,283 ft (391 m)
Length123 mi (198 km)
Discharge 
 • locationUSGS 07144200 at Valley Center, KS[2]
 • average315 cu ft/s (8.9 m3/s)
 • minimum1.1 cu ft/s (0.031 m3/s)
 • maximum28,600 cu ft/s (810 m3/s)
Basin features
WatershedsLittle Arkansas-Arkansas-
Mississippi

Geography
The confluence of the Little Arkansas and Arkansas rivers in Wichita, Kansas.

The river originates in central Kansas in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.[3][4] Its source lies in extreme south-central Ellsworth County immediately north of Geneseo, Kansas.[4][5] From there, the river flows generally south-southeast along the border between the Arkansas River Lowlands to the southwest and the McPherson Lowlands to the northeast.[4] It joins the Arkansas River immediately northwest of downtown Wichita, Kansas.[4][6]

Points of interest
The Little Arkansas River flows through the north side of Wichita, Kansas, on May 6, 2023.

A statue, The Keeper of the Plains by local artist Blackbear Bosin, marks the confluence of these two rivers.

See also

References
  1. "Little Arkansas River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1978-10-13. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  2. "Water-Data Report 2013 - 07144200 Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, KS" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 29, 2011
  4. "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  5. "General Highway Map - Ellsworth County, Kansas". Kansas Department of Transportation. July 2011. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  6. "City of Wichita [Map]" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. June 2010. Retrieved 2015-10-01.



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