Talk:Arkansas River
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I've got two sources (including 1911 EB) that say the Arkansas is 2000 miles long, and one (Ark River coalition) saying it's 1450. That's 550 miles of river in discrepancy. I'm suspicious that flood control work in the 20th century has shortened the river, but I'm not sure that would account for it. Any ideas for definitive numbers? -- ESP 18:54 14 Jul 2003 (UTC)
- My 1997 almanac says 1459, gives source as Lake County, Colorado, and atlas confirms it coming from a Turquoise Lake in the mountains near Leadville, Colorado. 2,000 is likely either confusion, or adding in Mississippi length, or length in km garbled. Stan 20:57 14 Jul 2003 (UTC)
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Pronunciation of Arkansas River (True or False)
True or false: This river's name is more commonly pronounced as "R Kansas" than as "Arkansas". 66.32.145.196 01:04, 11 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- American Heritage Dictionary lists both pronunciations for "Arkansas River," but lists the "Arkansaw" pronunciation first, which means that they believe it is the more frequent pronunciation. Dpbsmith 01:48, 11 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- However, there is one Internet site that says that "R Kansas" is the proper pronunciation of the river. 66.245.11.49 23:46, 11 May 2004 (UTC)
