Arikaree River

Arikaree River
Arikara Fork Republican River
Arikaree River Valley at the location of the Battle of Beecher Island near Wray, Colorado
Republican River watershed; the Arikaree is in orange at far left
EtymologyArikaree for horn
Native nameOnonio'he (Arikara)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado, Kansas, Nebraska
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationElbert County, Colorado
 • coordinates39°22′36″N 103°46′44″W / 39.37667°N 103.77889°W / 39.37667; -103.77889
 • elevation5,908 ft (1,801 m)
MouthRepublican River
 • location
Haigler, Nebraska
 • coordinates
40°01′13″N 101°56′17″W / 40.02028°N 101.93806°W / 40.02028; -101.93806[1]
 • elevation
3,241 ft (988 m)
Length156 mi (251 km)
Basin size1,743 sq mi (4,510 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationUSGS 06821500 at Haigler, NE[2]
 • average16.7 cu ft/s (0.47 m3/s)
 • minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
 • maximum17,000 cu ft/s (480 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftNorth Fork Arikaree River - Black Wolf Creek
WatershedsArikaree-Republican-Kansas-
Missouri-Mississippi

The Arikaree River /əˈrɪkəri/ is a 156-mile-long (251 km)[3] river in the central Great Plains of North America. It lies mostly in the American state of Colorado, draining land between the North and South Forks of the Republican River, and it flows into the North Fork in Nebraska after flowing a short distance through Kansas.[4] It is a designated area within the Colorado Natural Areas Program to protect native and uncommon species that may be endangered or threatened.

  1. ^ "Arikaree River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  2. ^ "Water-Data Report 2012 - 06821500 Arikaree River at Haigler, NE" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
  3. ^ "National Hydrography Dataset". National Hydrography Dataset. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference TravelMap was invoked but never defined (see the help page).