Cottonwood River | |
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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[2] |
• 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[2] |
• elevation | 322 ft (98 m)[2] |
Basin size | 1,912 sq mi (4,950 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | Neosho Rapids[1] |
• average | 1,239 cu ft/s (35.1 m3/s)[1] |
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]