Cottonwood River (Kansas)

Cottonwood River
1886 Clements Stone Arch Bridge over Cottonwood River near Clements (2006)
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
RegionFlint Hills
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationWest of Marion, Kansas
 • coordinates38°21′25″N 097°04′14″W / 38.35694°N 97.07056°W / 38.35694; -97.07056[2]
 • elevation1,056 ft (322 m)
MouthNeosho River
 • location
East of Emporia, Kansas
 • coordinates
38°23′09″N 096°03′23″W / 38.38583°N 96.05639°W / 38.38583; -96.05639[2]
 • elevation
322 ft (98 m)[2]
Basin size1,912 sq mi (4,950 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationNeosho Rapids[1]
 • average1,239 cu ft/s (35.1 m3/s)[1]
Basin features
River systemNeosho River

Cottonwood River is one of the principal tributaries of the Neosho River in central Kansas of the United States.[4]

  1. ^ a b "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 07182280 COTTONWOOD R NR NEOSHO RAPIDS, KS".
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2012/pdfs/07182280.2012.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ 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