Canadian River

Canadian
Canadian River south of Logan, New Mexico
Canadian River watershed (yellow) within the Arkansas River watershed
Location
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas
Physical characteristics
Source	Rocky Mountains
• location	Las Animas County, Colorado
• coordinates	37°01′11″N 105°04′33″W / 37.01972°N 105.07583°W / 37.01972; -105.07583
• elevation	2,900 m (9,500 ft)
Mouth	Arkansas River
• location	Haskell County, Oklahoma
• coordinates	35°27′12″N 95°01′58″W / 35.45333°N 95.03278°W / 35.45333; -95.03278
• elevation	142 m (466 ft)
Length	1,026 mi (1,651 km)
Basin size	47,576 sq mi (123,220 km2)
Discharge
• location	Whitefield, Oklahoma
• average	6,434 cu ft/s (182.2 m3/s)
• minimum	357 cu ft/s (10.1 m3/s)
• maximum	281,000 cu ft/s (8,000 m3/s)

The Canadian River is the longest tributary of the Arkansas River in the United States. It is about 1,026 miles (1,651 km) long, starting in Colorado and traveling through New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and Oklahoma. The drainage area is about 47,700 square miles (124,000 km²).^[1]

The Canadian is sometimes referred to as the South Canadian River to differentiate it from the North Canadian River that flows into it.