The Kansas River, also known as the Kaw, is a river in northeastern Kansas in the United States.
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Kansas River
Kaw River, Padouca River, Riviere de Commanches o Padocas[1] |
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 Map of the Kansas River drainage basin |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Kansas |
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| Source confluence | |
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| - location | Junction City, Kansas |
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| - coordinates | 39°03′35″N 96°48′04″W |
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| - elevation | 1,041 ft (317 m) |
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| Mouth | Missouri River |
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| - location | Kansas City, Kansas |
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| - coordinates | 39°06′55″N 94°36′38″W[1] |
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| - elevation | 718 ft (219 m) |
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| Length | 148 mi (238 km) |
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| Basin size | 60,114 sq mi (155,690 km2) |
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| Discharge | |
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| - average | 7,240 cu ft/s (205 m3/s) |
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| - minimum | 353 cu ft/s (10.0 m3/s) |
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| - maximum | 133,172 cu ft/s (3,771.0 m3/s) |
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| Tributaries | |
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| - left | Republican River, Big Blue River,
Delaware River |
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| - right | Smoky Hill River, Wakarusa River |
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