South Arkansas River
Appearance
South Arkansas River[1] | |
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The confluence of the South Arkansas River (bottom) with the Arkansas River. | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 38°29′53″N 106°19′53″W / 38.49806°N 106.33139°W |
Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with Arkansas |
• coordinates | 38°31′16″N 105°58′40″W / 38.52111°N 105.97778°W |
• elevation | 7,001 ft (2,134 m) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Arkansas—Mississippi |
South Arkansas River is a 24.5-mile-long (39.4 km)[2] tributary of the Arkansas River that flows from a source near Monarch Pass in the Sawatch Range of southern Colorado. It joins the Arkansas just south of Salida, Colorado.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "South Arkansas River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 31, 2011