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The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's source basin lies in Colorado, specifically the Arkansas River Valley. The headwaters derive from the snowpack in the Sawatch and Mosquito ...
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.
Map of Fremont County, Colorado. The Arkansas River, one of the longest rivers in the United States, crosses through the center of the county. In southwestern Fremont county, the river is just north of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The altitude of the river descends as it moves east to the plains in eastern Fremont County.
Trinity River – 423 miles (681 km) entirely in Texas; Sabine River – 360 miles (580 km) of which 360 miles (580 km) are in Texas; Neches River – 416 miles (669 km) entirely in Texas; Nueces River – 315 miles (507 km) entirely in Texas; The Trinity River is the longest river with its entire drainage basin in Texas. The Colorado is the ...
From prehistoric times until the 19th century, bands of the Ute people occupied the upper Arkansas River valley, roughly upstream from present day Pueblo, Colorado.East of Pueblo on the Great Plains and along the Arkansas lived the semi-agricultural Apache peoples of the Dismal River Culture. [4]
The Eastern Plains rise from approximately 3,400 feet (1,000 m.) at the eastern border of Colorado with Kansas, where the Arkansas River leaves the state, to 7,500 feet (2,300 m.) [citation needed] east of the Denver Basin. [1] Most of the Eastern Plains region lies within Colorado's 4th congressional district.
Just south but on the west side of the Continental Divide is Middle Park, drained by the Colorado River. South Park is the headwaters of the South Platte River. To the south lies the San Luis Valley, the headwaters of the Rio Grande, which drains into New Mexico. Across the Sangre de Cristo Range to the east of the San Luis Valley lies the Wet ...
Colorado River [b] (637,137 km 2 (246,000 mi 2) Conejos River 2,078 km 2 (802 mi 2) Crow Creek 3,717 km 2 (1,435 mi 2) Crystal River; Cucharas River; Culebra Creek; Deep Creek; Dolores River 11,998 km 2 (4,633 mi 2) Dry Fork Michigan River; Eagle River 2,515 km 2 (971 mi 2) East Fork Arkansas River; East Fork Cimarron River; East Fork Eagle ...