The Arkansas River has 3 ports and harbors. The Spanish called the river the Napeste, but the French named it the Arkansas, referring to an American Indian tribe living in the region. Some have made claims that the richest gold discoveries on the Arkansas River were along streams that drain the Ouachita Mountains in Arkansas and Oklahoma.Some of the land here is public land that is open to prospecting. Page Contact Information: Oklahoma … Ouachita Mountain Streams . Oklahoma paid the Cherokee Nation $8 million for resources it had collected from the riverbeds. The following (as per The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition) is the preferred citation for articles:Larry O'Dell, “Arkansas River,” The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=AR010. This includes individual articles (copyright to OHS by author assignment) and corporately (as a complete body of work), including web design, graphics, searching functions, and listing/browsing methods. Benefits also include reduced noise, air pollution, and roadway congestion. The Arkansas River at Fort Smith, AR (at the Oklahoma-Arkansas border) crested at 41.8 ft., the highest stage on record at the time. The number in parentheses after the port's location corresponds to the numbered icons on the map. The river's main tributaries are the Deep Fork, the Little, and the North Canadian Rivers. Commercial activity on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation Systems waterway includes up bound barges of bauxite, grain, chemicals, fertilizer, steel, pipe, asphalt, soda ash, petroleum products, clay, sand, gravel and miscellaneous commodities. McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, Arkansas-Oklahoma Port Operators Association, Project Partnering and Cooperation Agreements, Tulsa District Environmental Impact Statements, Flood Recovery and Repair Activities in the Tulsa. A. Apishapa River ... East Fork Arkansas River; Elk River (Oklahoma) F. Fountain Creek (Arkansas River tributary) Fourche La Fave River; Fourche Maline (Oklahoma stream) H. In 1946 Congress authorized the system, which allows commercial shipping along the Arkansas River to the Port of Catoosa northeast of Tulsa on the Verdigris River. The prehistoric Mound Builders and the historic Caddo, Wichita, and Osage settled or camped along the Arkansas River. Accessed May 29, 2019. Every single county in Oklahoma is under a state of emergency, and evacuations are in effect along the flooded Arkansas River as intense rains are straining aging dams and levees. * Width of 250 feet on the Arkansas River The McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System crosses the state of Arkansas into Oklahoma traversing the state until it reaches the confluence of the Arkansas and Verdigris River where the navigation channel follows the Verdigris River terminating fifty-one miles upstream at the Port of Catoosa, near Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Arkansas-Oklahoma River Compact Commission Oklahoma has since regulated the agreement. CBS News (2019, May 29) Arkansas River communities scramble to hold historic flooding at bay. Arkansas River, large tributary of the Mississippi River, rising in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains near Leadville in central Colorado, U.S., and flowing generally east-southeastward for 1,460 miles (2,350 km) through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas before entering the Mississippi 40 miles For website corrections, write to ceswt-pa@swt03.usace.army.mil. USGS 07194555 Arkansas River at Gore, OK. The Arkansas River merges with the Mississippi River in southeastern Arkansas near its border with Mississippi. The Arkansas River is the second-longest tributary in the Mississippi-Missouri river system, the sixth-longest river in the United States, and the forty-fifth-longest river in the world. Ruth B. Mapes, The Arkansas Waterway: People, Places, Events in the Valley, 1817–1971 (Little Rock, Ark. It flows trough the US states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. : University Press, 1972). This FB page was created to celebrate the natural beauty of Oklahoma's Arkansas River. PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION. Visit these websites to find out more information and commercial activities on our nations most inland waterway! This station managed by the Tulsa field office. ARTICLE . Pages in category "Tributaries of the Arkansas River" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total. Early European explorers and traders traversed the river, including Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (1541), Andrés do Campo (1542), Hernando de Soto (1541), Jean Baptiste Bénard, Sieur de La Harpe (1719), Pierre and Paul Mallet (1740), and André Fabry de la Bruyère (1750). PHOTO GALLERY . These included the Nevins Ferry (at the mouth of the Verdigris River) on the military road to Fort Gibson. Early Day 2 with Garrett. Day 2 on the Arkansas River. At 1,469 miles, the Arkansas River is the sixth-longest river in the United States. The compact also created the Kansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Commission, which was charged with administering the compact and reducing pollution. Station Number Station name Date/Time Gage height, feet Dis-charge, ft3/s Long-term median flow 12/25 Benton County, Arkansas Top Oklahoma River Rafting & Tubing Activities: See reviews and photos of river rafting & tubing in Oklahoma, United States on Tripadvisor. The Illinois River, in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, runs from the Oklahoma-Arkansas border to Lake Tenkiller. Available data for this site Click to hide station-specific text Station operated in cooperation with the Corps of Engineers. * Minimum depth of nine feet Copyright to all of these materials is protected under United States and International law. : Southwest Press, 1932). The Arkansas River flows into Kansas, then takes a southerly direction, entering Oklahoma in Kay County, traveling through the county and becoming its boundary with Osage County and then the boundary between Osage and Noble and Osage and Pawnee counties before entering Tulsa County. Arkansas River (Muskogee) This spot focuses on a popular area of the Arkansas River located in Muskogee, Oklahoma. An important waterway in the exploration and development of the Great Plains and the Southwest, the river has been utilized by American Indians since human occupation dating to the Paleo-Indian period. This was in the fertile Three Forks Area where the Arkansas, Verdigris, and Neosho converge. Little Rock District                Arkansas-Oklahoma Port Operators Association, Tulsa Port of Catoosa                    Muskogee                    Oakley Port 33. The McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System crosses the state of Arkansas into Oklahoma traversing the state until it reaches the confluence of the Arkansas and Verdigris River where the navigation channel follows the Verdigris River terminating fifty-one miles upstream at the Port of Catoosa, near Tulsa, Oklahoma. Periodic low-water conditions in the Arkansas River are tempting people to take advantage of exposed and vulnerable fish. PHOTO GALLERY . The river originates in central Colorado on the east slope of the Rocky Mountains, where it created the Royal Gorge. Oklahoma paid the Cherokee Nation $8 million for resources it had collected from the riverbeds. The river enters the Oklahoma Panhandle near Kenton, Oklahoma, crosses the southeastern corner of Colorado into Kansas, reenters the Oklahoma Panhandle, reenters Kansas, and finally returns to Oklahoma where it joins the Arkansas River at Keystone Reservoir west of Tulsa, Oklahoma… In 1970 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw owned the Arkansas riverbed and banks from the Three Forks Area to Fort Smith. Several prominent reservoirs are labeled. In 1834 Fort Coffee was located on the river in present Le Flore County to stem the flow of illegal alcohol into the territory. After the United States acquired Louisiana in 1803, Americans began to navigate their new lands, with James Wilkinson (1806), Stephen H. Long (1817), Thomas James (1821), Jacob Fowler (1821), Washington Irving (1832), and Nathan Boone (1843) exploring portions of the Arkansas River Valley in present Oklahoma. Accessed May 29, 2019. Blue Rose Cafe is nestled in Tulsa's River Parks along the Arkansas River at 1924 Riverside Drive in Tulsa. Individual users must determine if their use of the Materials falls under United States copyright law's "Fair Use" guidelines and does not infringe on the proprietary rights of the Oklahoma Historical Society as the legal copyright holder of The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and part or in whole. Several ferries also served travelers, carrying them and their possessions across the dangerous waters. Kenneth S. Johnson, "Mountains, Streams, and Lakes of Oklahoma," Oklahoma Geological Survey Informational Series No. In 1970 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw owned the Arkansas riverbed and banks from the Three Forks Area to Fort Smith. In 1965 Oklahoma agreed to enter into the Kansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Basin Compact to promote mutual consideration and equity over the basin's water usage between the two states. See also: ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURAL ECOLOGY, MILITARY–NINETEENTH CENTURY, RIVERS AND STREAMS, STEAMBOATS AND LANDINGS, TRANSPORTATION. Each reservoir operates for their individual authorized purposes; however, in the case of flood risk management each reservoir has limitaions according to downstream conditions. * 18 Locks, each 110 feet wide and 600 feet long. Comments, Suggestions, and Corrections About the Encyclopedia Terms of Use, Oklahoma Historical Society | 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73105 | 405-521-2491Site Index | Contact Us | Privacy | Press Room | Website Inquiries, Cherokee Strip Museum and Rose Hill School, Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library, Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program. Followers 181 Catches 18 Spots 50 Kenneth S. Johnson and Kenneth V. Luza, "Rivers, Streams, and Lakes of Oklahoma," Earth Sciences and Mineral Resources of Oklahoma, Educational Publication 9 (Norman: Oklahoma Geological Survey, 2004). * Width of 300 feet on the Arkansas Post Canal 18 talking about this. It traverses across Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. Not until 2002 did the federal government settle with the tribes. In Oklahoma the Arkansas River is impounded by the Kaw Dam (Kaw Lake), the Keystone Dam (Keystone Lake), the Robert S. Kerr Lock and Dam (Robert S. Kerr Lake), and the Webbers Falls Lock and Dam (Webbers Falls Reservoir). The falls created a strong current or, if the water was low, impossible shoals to pass, delaying boats for weeks. The Arkansas-Oklahoma River Compact Commission Oklahoma has since regulated the agreement. It runs through the states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. 1 (Norman: Oklahoma Geological Survey, 1998). The mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is to deliver vital public and military engineering services; partnering in peace and war to strengthen our nation’s security, energize the economy and reduce risks from disasters. Integrated with other projects, these lakes help to reduce high flows and augment low flows on the Arkansas and the Mississippi Rivers. A major tributary of the Mississippi River, the Arkansas River generally flows to the east and southeast, through the states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.At 1,469 miles long, it is the sixth longest river in the United States and the second-longest tributary in the Mississippi-Missouri system. The Arkansas River, which was just above 37 feet (11 meters), or 9 feet (2.74 meters) above flood stage, at Muskogee, Oklahoma, was expected to eventually reach 43.5 feet (13.26 meters). Linked by their discharge to the same river system, the Arkansas main stem, the reservoirs operate not only for local conditions, but also as a part of a larger system. * Width of 300 feet on the White River Arkansas Democrat Gazette (2019, May 29) Officials say Arkansas River tops 2 levees in state; forecasters warn that potential storms could extend floods. At the peak of steamboat commerce, in the 1840s and 1850s, there were twenty-two landings between Fort Smith, in present Arkansas, and Fort Gibson, with the most difficult point at Webbers Falls. As agriculture quickly developed, cotton and corn became bankable commodities. Users agree not to download, copy, modify, sell, lease, rent, reprint, or otherwise distribute these materials, or to link to these materials on another web site, without authorization of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Oklahoma Rivers Shown on the Map: Arkansas River, Beaver River, Bird Creek, Black Bear Creek, Canadian River, Caney River, Cimarron River, Deep Fork, Kiamichi River, Little River, North Canadian River, North Fork Red River, Red River, Salt Fork Arkansas River, Salt Fork Red River, Turkey Creek, Verdigris River, Washita River and Wolf Creek. ARTICLE . The port of Muskogee is a heavily trafficked port access to the Gulf of Mexico. PHOTO GALLERY . PHOTO GALLERY . The Civil War and then the development of railroads led to the steamboats' decline. Where the Arkansas River leaves Oklahoma It runs free and rambles, muddy and wide Where the Arkansas River leaves Oklahoma It's gone forever and never looks back I met her in Stillwell, she just turned twenty A spirited beauty like I've never known And me a dirt farmer who lived by the river But she said she loved me and the free life I owned Muriel H. Wright, "Early Navigation and Commerce Along the Arkansas and Red Rivers in Oklahoma," The Chronicles of Oklahoma 8 (March 1930). This is the official public website of the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Arkansas River shiners historically occurred in large rivers throughout the Arkansas River basin, including the Arkansas, Cimarron, and Canadian rivers in Oklahoma. Barge transportation is significantly more efficient than rail or truck per ton of freight moved per mile. It is the largest tributary of the Arkansas River. This list may not reflect recent changes . At 2,364 kilometers (1,469 miles), the Arkansas is the sixth longest river in the United States, the second-longest tributary in the Mississippi-Missouri system, and the 45th longest river in the world. The upstream lakes and dams in Oklahoma play a critical roll in the operation of the navigation system, since there is no floodwater storage allocated in the Lock and Dam Reservoirs. 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