The Little Arkansas River is a river in the central Great Plains of North America. A tributary of the Arkansas River, its entire 123-mile length lies within the American state of Kansas. The river originates in central Kansas in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains. Its source lies in extreme south-central Ellsworth County immediately north of Geneseo, Kansa…
The Little Arkansas River is a river in the central Great Plains of North America. A tributary of the Arkansas River, its entire 123-mile length lies within the American state of Kansas. The river originates in central Kansas in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains. Its source lies in extreme south-central Ellsworth County immediately north of Geneseo, Kansas. 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. It joins the Arkansas River immediately northwest of downtown Wichita, Kansas.
Country: United States
State: Kansas
Mouth: Arkansas River
Length: 123 mi (198 km)
Watersheds: Little Arkansas-Arkansas- · Mississippi
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