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Beginning at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers, just east of aptly named Junction City (1,040 feet or 320 metres), the Kansas River flows some 148 miles (238 km) [6] generally eastward to join the Missouri River at Kaw Point (718 feet or 219 metres) in Kansas City, Kansas. Dropping 322 feet (98 m) on its journey seaward ...
The river flows for approximately 359 miles (578 km) [2] from central Nebraska into Kansas, until its confluence with the Kansas River at Manhattan. It was given its name by the Kansa tribe of Native Americans, who lived at its mouth from 1780 to 1830, and who called it the Great Blue Earth River .
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday will enact its drought protocol. That means less water will be released to the Kansas River.
It empties into a short channel which joins the North Fork Solomon River east of the dam. Outlet works through the dam, including a stilling well, empty directly into the river and the Kirwin Main Canal. When the reservoir is at maximum water surface elevation, the spillway has a discharge capacity of 96,000 cu ft/s (2,700 m 3 /s).
The river is known for its gentle current that winds through river-level outcropping rocks, primarily of Pennsylvanian limestone. This reach of the river was inhabited by different Native American tribes, including the Kansa and Osage Nation in the 18th century. During 1819-1820, Major Stephen H. Long referred to this tributary as "Warreruza". [4]
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Water Trail: GA: 48 mi (77 km) Chippewa River Water Trail: WI: 4.2 mi (6.8 km) Flint River Water Trail: MI: 73 mi (117 km) Great Miami River Watershed Water Trail: OH: 291 mi (468 km) Green and Nolin Rivers Blueway: KY: 36 mi (58 km) Hudson River Greenway Water Trail: NY: 256 mi (412 km) Huron River ...
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The watershed is listed as impaired (303d Kansas report) for nutrients , bacteria, and low levels of dissolved oxygen. In addition, Wildcat Creek and its tributaries are habitat for the Topeka Shiner, which is an endangered fish species that requires very specific water quality conditions for its survival. Flooding in the urban portions of the ...