Canadian River - Wikipedia
The Canadian River is the longest tributary of the Arkansas River in the United States. It is about 1,026 miles (1,651 km) long, starting in Colorado and traveling through New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and Oklahoma. The drainage area is about 47,700 square miles (124,000 km 2). [1]
Canadian River | Oklahoma, Texas & Arkansas | Britannica
Canadian River, river that rises in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, northeastern New Mexico, U.S., and flows southward across the Las Vegas Plains, cutting a gorge nearly 1,500 feet (450 m) deep in the Canadian escarpment before turning eastward.
Canadian River - WorldAtlas
Sep 9, 2022 · Canadian River. At 1,651 km long, the Canadian River is the largest of the Arkansas River's tributaries. Flowing through Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and the Texas Panhandle, the Canadian River has an impressive basin of over 123,220 sq. km.
Canadian River Map - Stream - Haskell, Oklahoma, USA - Mapcarta
The Canadian River is the longest tributary of the Arkansas River in the United States. It is about 1,026 miles long, starting in Colorado and traveling through New Mexico , the Texas Panhandle, and Oklahoma .
Canadian River Texas (Path and Importance) - Texas View
The Canadian River is roughly 1,026 miles long. It begins in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, close to the border of Colorado and New Mexico. About 190 miles of the Canadian River passes through the uppermost part of Texas, crossing through the Panhandle. It creates a canyon that separates the Llano Estacado plains from the High Plains in the north
Canadian River | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
Jan 15, 2010 · Part of the vast drainage system of the Arkansas River, the Canadian River rises in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of New Mexico and Colorado at approximately 37˚01´ N, 105˚03´ W. Flowing generally southeast through northeastern New Mexico and east through the Texas Panhandle before entering present Oklahoma in Roger Mills and Ellis ...
Canadian River - TSHA
Sep 11, 2019 · The Canadian River, the largest tributary of the Arkansas River, rises in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in southern Las Animas County, Colorado, near Raton Pass and the boundary line with Colfax County, New Mexico (at 37°01' N, 105°03' W), and flows south and southeastward, separating the Llano Estacado from the northern High Plains. It is ...
The Canadian River - U.S. National Park Service
Jun 14, 2020 · The Canadian River arises in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, northeastern New Mexico, and flows southward, cutting a gorge nearly 1500 ft. deep. It continues through the Texas Panhandle in a valley cut into reddish sandstones.
Capturing the Untamable Canadian River - Texas Highways
D on’t misjudge the Canadian River—it’ll make a fool of you, or worse. This 900-mile river has relished in deceiving and surprising mankind ever since it was ginned up by a melting iceberg eons ago and set on a serpentine course through New …
Canadian River NFCA Profile | Native Fish Conservation
The Canadian River is the longest tributary to the Arkansas River and drains portions of Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Its headwaters are fed by snowmelt in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of southern Colorado where they flow through pine forests and lush meadows.