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The Kansas River, also known as the Kaw, is a meandering river in northeastern Kansas in the United States. It is potentially the southwestern most part of the Missouri River drainage, which is sometimes in turn the northwesternmost portion of the extensive Mississippi River drainage. Its two names both come from the Kanza (Kaw) people who once inhabited the area; Kansas was one of the anglicizati
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| Kansas River Kaw River, Padouca River, Riviere de Commanches o Padocas | |
|---|---|
 The Kansas River at De Soto, Kansas | |
 Map of the Kansas River drainage basin | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source confluence | |
| • location | Junction City, Kansas |
| • coordinates | 39°03′35″N 96°48′04″W / 39.05972°N 96.80111°W |
| • elevation | 1,041 ft (317 m) |
| Mouth | Missouri River |
• location | Kansas City, Kansas |
• coordinates | 39°06′55″N 94°36′38″W / 39.11528°N 94.61056°W |
• elevation | 718 ft (219 m) |
| Length | 148 mi (238 km) |
| Basin size | 60,114 sq mi (155,690 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 7,240 cu ft/s (205 m/s) |
| • minimum | 353 cu ft/s (10.0 m/s) |
| • maximum | 133,172 cu ft/s (3,771.0 m/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Republican River, Big Blue River, Delaware River |
| • right | Smoky Hill River, Wakarusa River |
Look up "Kansas_River" on WikipediaWikipedia Categories
- Kansas River
- Rivers of Kansas
- Mississippi River watershed
- Rivers of Geary County, Kansas
- Rivers of Riley County, Kansas
- Geography of Kansas City, Kansas
- Rivers of Douglas County, Kansas
- Rivers of Johnson County, Kansas
- Rivers of Shawnee County, Kansas
- Tributaries of the Missouri River
- Rivers of Jefferson County, Kansas
- Rivers of Wabaunsee County, Kansas
- Rivers of Wyandotte County, Kansas
- Rivers of Pottawatomie County, Kansas
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