Medicine Lodge River

Medicine Lodge River
A-ya-dalda-pa River, Hohkii'yohe, Medicine River[1]
Medicine Lodge River near Kiowa
Map of the Salt Fork Arkansas watershed including the Medicine Lodge River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas, Oklahoma
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationKiowa County, Kansas
 • coordinates37°30′51″N 99°20′22″W / 37.51417°N 99.33944°W / 37.51417; -99.33944
 • elevation2,330 ft (710 m)
MouthSalt Fork Arkansas River
 • location
Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
 • coordinates
36°49′40″N 98°19′38″W / 36.82778°N 98.32722°W / 36.82778; -98.32722[1]
 • elevation
1,165 ft (355 m)
Length130 mi (210 km)
Discharge 
 • locationUSGS 07149000 near Kiowa, Kansas[2]
 • average147 cu ft/s (4.2 m3/s)
 • minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
 • maximum9,660 cu ft/s (274 m3/s)
Basin features
WatershedsMedicine Lodge-Salt Fork Arkansas-Arkansas-
Mississippi

The Medicine Lodge River is a 130-mile-long (210 km)[3] tributary of the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma in the United States. Via the Salt Fork and Arkansas rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.

  1. ^ a b "Medicine Lodge River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  2. ^ "Water-Data Report 2013 - 07149000 Medicine Lodge River near Kiowa, KS" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 31, 2011