Verdigris River

Verdigris River
River, southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma, U.S. It rises in east-central Kansas and flows south across the Oklahoma border, emptying into the Arkansas River northeast of Muskogee, Okla.

It is 350 mi (560 km) long.

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      river rising southwest of Emporia, Kan., U.S., and flowing south and southeast past Neodesha, Independence, and Coffeyville and into Oklahoma to join the Arkansas River 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Muskogee, after a course of 350 miles (560 km). There are flood-control reservoirs near Toronto and Neodesha, Kan., and one near Oologah, Okla. The river's name is probably derived from a French word referring to a greenish gray substance suggesting copper ore. Its chief tributaries are the Caney, Fall, and Elk rivers.

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