Arkansas River
major tributary of the Mississippi River, United States
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Summary
Arkansas River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,396 views/month, #40 of 13,643).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Colorado[3], Kansas[4], Oklahoma[5], Arkansas[6]
- Country: United States[7]
- Basin country: United States[8]
- Commons category: Arkansas River[9]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Mississippi River[10]
- Origin of the watercourse: East Fork Arkansas River[11], Tennessee Creek[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Arkansas River[13]
- Commons gallery: Arkansas River[14]
- Tributary: Salt Fork Arkansas River[15], Cimarron River[16], Neosho River[17], Canadian River[18], Verdigris River[19], Purgatoire River[20], Apishapa River[21], Bayou Meto[22], Big Sandy Creek[23], Chalk Creek[24], Chico Creek[25], Cow Creek[26], East Fork Arkansas River[27], Fountain Creek[28]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Arkansas River basin[29]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[30], The American Cyclopædia[31], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[32], New International Encyclopedia[33], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[34], The New Student's Reference Work[35]
- Length: 2364 km[36]
- Watershed area: 505,000 km²[37]
- Discharge: 240 cubic metre per second[38]
- Tributary orientation: right bank[39]
- Drainage basin: Arkansas River basin[40]
Body
Cultural Significance
Things named for Arkansas River include Arkansas Post[41], an Arkansas state park[42], in France[43], founded in 1686[44] and Arkansas County[45], a county of Arkansas[46], in United States[47], founded in 1813[48].
Why It Matters
Arkansas River has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for it include Arkansas Post[41], an Arkansas state park[42], in France[43], founded in 1686[44] and Arkansas County[45], a county of Arkansas[46], in United States[47], founded in 1813[48].