Walnut River (Kansas)

Walnut River
Little Verdigris River
The Walnut River near Arkansas City, Kansas
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CitiesArkansas City, Winfield, El Dorado
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNear Cassoday, Kansas, United States
 • coordinates38°01′17″N 096°33′12″W / 38.02139°N 96.55333°W / 38.02139; -96.55333[1]
 • elevation1,473 ft (449 m)
MouthArkansas River
 • location
Near Arkansas City, Kansas, United States
 • coordinates
37°02′57″N 097°00′02″W / 37.04917°N 97.00056°W / 37.04917; -97.00056[1]
 • elevation
1,043 ft (318 m)[1]
Length154 mi (248 km), North-South[2]
Basin features
River systemArkansas River watershed

The Walnut River is a tributary of the Arkansas River, 154 miles (248 km) long,[2] in the Flint Hills region of Kansas in the United States. Via the Arkansas, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.

According to the GNIS, the river has also been known in the past as the "Little Verdigris River".

  1. ^ a b c "Walnut River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1978-10-13. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 29, 2011

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