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The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. ... Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Arkansas River; Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital ...
The history of Arkansas began millennia ago when humans first crossed into North America. Many tribes used Arkansas as their hunting lands but the main tribe was the Quapaw, who settled in the Arkansas River delta upon moving south from Illinois.
The Jicarilla Apache, however, survived by moving from the Arkansas River to the Colorado/New Mexico border area and cultivating friendly relations with the Spanish colonists in New Mexico. During the first half of the 19th century, some factions of the Arapaho and Cheyenne people moved southward into the Arkansas River Valley, becoming allies ...
The Arkansas River is very shallow through Arkansas and Oklahoma, and was naturally incapable of supporting river traffic through most of the year. To allow for navigation, construction was started in 1963 on a system of channels and locks to connect the many reservoirs along the length of the Arkansas River.
The Arkansas River Valley, also known as the Arkansas Valley, is a region in Arkansas defined by the Arkansas River in the western part of the state. Generally defined as the area between the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains, [1] the River Valley is characterized by flat lowlands covered in fertile farmland and lakes periodically interrupted by high peaks.
White River Drainage Basin. Mississippi River. White River. Arkansas Post Canal; La Grue Bayou; Big Creek; Cache River. Bayou De View; Bayou des Arc; Little Red River
Arkansas & Missouri tourist railroad 35°25′58″N 94°21′53″W / 35.432806°N 94.364721°W / 35.432806; -94.364721 ( Arkansas & Missouri tourist railroad Arkansas RiverBridge Arkansas - Oklahoma
Through south Arkansas, the Ouachita River and the Saline River run roughly parallel to the Arkansas, and the major rivers in northeast Arkansas are the White River and St. Francis River. The Red River runs through the southwest corner of the state. Arkansas has many manmade lakes across the state, many are the basis for state parks, wildlife ...