Salt Fork Arkansas River

Salt Fork Arkansas River
Grand Saline River, Kicpahaatihariʾ, Little Arkansas River, Nesuketonga River, Red Fork Arkansas River[1]
The Salt Fork at Tonkawa, Oklahoma
Map of the Salt Fork Arkansas watershed
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas, Oklahoma
CitiesAlva, OK, Pond Creek, OK, Lamont, OK, Tonkawa, OK
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationComanche County, Kansas
 • coordinates37°10′40″N 99°21′48″W / 37.17778°N 99.36333°W / 37.17778; -99.36333
 • elevation2,042 ft (622 m)
MouthArkansas River
 • location
Kay County, Oklahoma
 • coordinates
36°35′58″N 97°03′11″W / 36.59944°N 97.05306°W / 36.59944; -97.05306[1]
 • elevation
896 ft (273 m)
Length239 mi (385 km)
Discharge 
 • locationUSGS 07151000 at Tonkawa, OK[2]
 • average927 cu ft/s (26.2 m3/s)
 • minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
 • maximum57,800 cu ft/s (1,640 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftMedicine Lodge River, Chikaskia River
WaterbodiesGreat Salt Plains Lake
WatershedsSalt Fork Arkansas-Arkansas-
Mississippi

The Salt Fork of the Arkansas River is a 239-mile-long (385 km)[3] tributary of the Arkansas River in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma in the United States. Via the Arkansas River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.

  1. ^ a b "Salt Fork Arkansas River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  2. ^ "Water-Data Report 2013 - 07151000 Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa, OK" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 31, 2011

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