| Cottonwood River | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:US-KS-ClementsStoneArchBridge-004.jpg) 1886 Clements Stone Arch Bridge over Cottonwood River near Clements (2006) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| Region | Flint Hills |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | West of Marion, Kansas |
| • coordinates | 38°21′25″N 097°04′14″W / 38.35694°N 97.07056°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,056 ft (322 m) |
| Mouth | Neosho River |
• location | East of Emporia, Kansas |
• coordinates | 38°23′09″N 096°03′23″W / 38.38583°N 96.05639°W[1] |
• elevation | 322 ft (98 m)[1] |
| Basin size | 1,912 sq mi (4,950 km2)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Neosho Rapids[3] |
| • average | 1,239 cu ft/s (35.1 m3/s)[3] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Neosho River |
Cottonwood River is one of the principal tributaries of the Neosho River in central Kansas of the United States.[4]
- ^ a b c "Cottonwood River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1978-10-13. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ^ http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2012/pdfs/07182280.2012.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 07182280 COTTONWOOD R NR NEOSHO RAPIDS, KS".
- ^ Kansas : A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc; Frank W. Blackmar; Standard Publishing Co; 1912. Archived 2012-05-11 at the Wayback Machine