Kansas River

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Kansas River
Kaw
Kansas River basin

Kansas River basin

Data
Water code US485184
location Kansas (USA)
River system Mississippi River
Drain over Missouri River  → Mississippi River  → Gulf of Mexico
Confluence of Republican River and Smoky Hill River near Junction City
39 ° 3 ′ 36 ″  N , 96 ° 48 ′ 5 ″  W
Source height 318  m
muzzle at Kansas City in the Missouri River coordinates: 39 ° 6 ′ 55 "  N , 94 ° 36 ′ 38"  W 39 ° 6 ′ 55 "  N , 94 ° 36 ′ 38"  W
Mouth height 219  m
Height difference 99 m
Bottom slope 0.36 ‰
length 274 km
Left tributaries Big Blue River
Big cities Topeka
The Kansas River near De Soto, Kansas

The Kansas River near De Soto , Kansas

The Kansas River (or Kaw ) is a 274 km long right tributary of the Missouri River in the northeast of the US state of Kansas . It was named after the Kaw people who once lived on its banks.

The river begins at the confluence of the Republican River (679 km long) and Smoky Hill River (900 km) near Junction City . It flows eastward via Manhattan , Topeka (capital of Kansas) and Lawrence and flows into the Missouri River at the eastern state border near Kansas City .

Its major tributaries include the Big Blue River and the Solomon River .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. USGS - GNIS - Republican River
  2. USGS - GNIS - Kansas River