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Spring River, Kansas. Nearly 75 mi (121 km) of the state's northeastern boundary is defined by the Missouri River.The Kansas River (locally known as the Kaw), formed by the junction of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers at appropriately-named Junction City, joins the Missouri River at Kansas City, after a course of 170 mi (270 km) across the northeastern part of the state.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 February 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Kansas (disambiguation). State in the United States Kansas State Flag Seal Nickname(s): The Sunflower State (official); The Wheat State; America's Heartland Motto(s): Ad astra per aspera (Latin) To the stars through ...
Mushroom Rock State Park, Ellsworth County, Kansas (1916) [1]. The Geology of Kansas encompasses the geologic history and the presently exposed rock and soil.Rock that crops out in the US state of Kansas was formed during the Phanerozoic eon, which consists of three geologic eras: the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic.
An enlargeable map of the state of Kansas. Names Common name: Kansas. Pronunciation: / ˈ k æ n z ə s / ⓘ Official name: State of Kansas. Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: KS; ISO 3166-2 code: US-KS; Internet second-level domain: .ks.us; Nicknames America's Bread Basket; Sunflower State; Wheat State (previously used on license ...
Kansas geography-related lists (1 C, 14 P) B. Borders of Kansas (8 P) C. Capitals of Kansas (1 C, 9 P) Kansas counties (115 C, 106 P) County seats in Kansas (2 C, 106 ...
A rural Ozarks scene. Phelps County, Missouri The Saint Francois Mountains, viewed here from Knob Lick Mountain, are the exposed geologic core of the Ozarks.. The Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains, Ozark Highlands or Ozark Plateau, is a physiographic region in the U.S. states of Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, as well as a small area in the southeastern corner of Kansas. [1]
State Excellent examples of collapse features formed by groundwater geological processes. Monument Rocks: 1968: Gove: Private Pinnacles, small buttes, and spires of Niobrara formation chalk. Rock City: 1976
It joins the Kansas River in Douglas County at Eudora, approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of Lawrence. It is impounded by Clinton Dam approximately 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Lawrence to form Clinton Lake. USACE area map. The river is known for its gentle current that winds through river-level outcropping rocks, primarily of Pennsylvanian ...