GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Arkansas River
The Arkansas rises in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, crosses the Great Plains and joins the lower Mississippi in Arkansas. It drains a different part of the western basin from the Missouri.
Fast Facts
- Its upper course passes through mountain terrain before entering the plains.
- It crosses Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
- It enters the Mississippi from the right bank facing downstream.
Connected lessons
- Arkansas RiverMap, explanation and practice
Geographical connections
- Mississippi RiverRelated places
- Missouri RiverRelated places
- PrairiesRelated places
- Ozark PlateauRelated places
- Mississippi RiverTributary of