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Kansas River

River on Great Plains, Fort Riley in Wamego in KS, MO

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The Kansas River (also known as the Kaw; via French Cansez from kką:ze, the name of the Kaw (or Kansas) tribe) is a river in northeastern Kansas in the United States. It is the southwestern-most part of the Missouri River drainage, which is in turn the northwestern-most portion of the extensive Mississippi River drainage. Its name (and nickname) come from the Kanza (Kaw) people who once inhabited the area. The state of Kansas was named for the river. The river valley averages 2.6 miles (4.2 km) in width, with the widest points being between Wamego and Rossville, where it is up to 4 miles (6.4 km) wide, then narrowing to 1 mile (1.6 km) or less in places below Eudora and De Soto. Much of the river's watershed is dammed for flood control, but the Kansas River is generally free-flowing and…

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Red Shiner Cyprinella lutrensis (species)

17 Observations

Sand Shiner Notropis stramineus (species)

14 Observations

Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigilax (species)

13 Observations

White Bass Morone chrysops (species)

Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis (species)

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Kaw Point Boardwalk

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Kaw Point Boat Ramp

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Kansas River

Kansas River

Kansas River