Neosho River

Neosho River

River, southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma, U.S. It rises in east-central Kansas and flows into Oklahoma, where it is also known as the Grand, to join the Arkansas River near Fort Gibson.

It flows about 460 mi (740 km). Neosho is an Osage Indian word meaning "clear and abundant water." The crossing of the river at Council Grove was a starting point for the Santa Fe Trail.

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      river rising north of Council Grove in Morris county, Kan., U.S., and flowing generally southeast into Oklahoma, where it is also known as the Grand, to join the Arkansas River, near Fort Gibson, after a course of about 460 miles (740 km).

      It has a drainage area of 12,660 square miles (32,789 square km), and flow at its mouth varies from 133,000 cubic feet (3,800 cubic m) per second to as little as 35 cubic feet (1 cubic m). In Kansas, irrigation and flood-control installations along the river include dams and reservoirs at Council Grove and below Neosho Rapids (John Redmond Dam). In Oklahoma, Grand Lake (Lake of the Cherokees) is impounded by Pensacola Dam on the east edge of the Cherokee Plain, Fort Gibson Dam and Reservoir is near the confluence of the Neosho and Arkansas rivers, and Markham Ferry Dam is southeast of Pryor.

      Neosho is an Osage Indian word meaning “clear and abundant water.” The crossing of the river at Council Grove was a starting point for the Santa Fe Trail.

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