Delaware River (Kansas)
The Delaware River (originally called the Grasshopper River)[3] is a 94 miles-long (151 km)[1] river in the northeastern part of the state of Kansas. The Delaware River basin drains 1,117 square miles (2,890 km2) from the water of Perry Lake reservoir. The river is a Category 1 watershed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. This means that the watershed needs to be restored and protected. The river is one of the major tributaries of the Kansas River.
| Delaware River (Kansas) | |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Kansas River |
| Length | 94 mi (151 km), North-South[1] |
| Mouth elevation | 252 ft (77 m)[2] |
| River system | Kansas River watershed |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 30, 2011
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedGNIS. - ↑ Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History Archived 2007-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
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