The Verdigris is formed near Madison, Kansas, by the convergence of two short headwaters streams, its North and South forks, and flows generally southward throughout its course. South of Coffeyville, Kansas, the river enters Oklahoma. It joins the Arkansas River near Muskogee, Oklahoma, about a mile upstream of the mouth of the Neosho River. The area of convergence of the three rivers Arkansas, Verdigris and Neosho is called "Three Forks".
History
The river is mentioned in accounts by Zebulon Pike (1806) and Thomas Nuttall (1818). Fur traders had numerous posts along its route where they met with Native Americans to exchange goods for furs. The river is also mentioned in the novel Little House on the Prairie (1935) by Laura Ingalls Wilder, of her memories when her family moved to Kansas from Wisconsin.
According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, the name may be derived from a greenish substance also called verdigris, resembling a copper ore, which tinged the water.[4] In the U.S. treaty of 1834 with the Cherokee Indians, the river was named as a part of the boundary of their lands in the Indian Territory.[5]
In 1994, Tom Paxton wrote and recorded a song: "Along the Verdigris", celebrating its rural tranquillity, on his album Wearing The Time.[6]
In July 2007, Coffeyville Resources suffered flooding at its refinery at Coffeyville by the Verdigris River, causing a spill of about 1,700 barrels of crude oil.[7] The company made efforts to ameliorate the damage.
^"Water-Data Report 2013 - 07176000 Verdigris River near Claremore, OK" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 31, 2011
^Britannica Online Encyclopaedia. "Verdigris River." Accessed September 4, 2011. [1]
^. Archived from the original (English) on 2006-12-30. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
^Tom Paxton: album Wearing The Time, 1994, Sugar Hill Records
^Environmental News Service. "Raging Floodwaters Cause Kansas Refinery Oil Spill." July 3, 2007. Accessed September 4, 2007.[2]
External links
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Verdigris River
December 31, 2022
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The Verdigris River ˈ v ɜːr d ɪ ɡ r ɪ s is a tributary of the Arkansas River in southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma in the United States It is about 310 miles 500 km long 3 Via the Arkansas it is part of the Mississippi River watershed Verdigris RiverVan Horner Creek Vermillion River Wasetihoge River 1 The Verdigris River near Lenapah OklahomaMap of the Verdigris watershedLocationCountryUnited StatesStateKansas OklahomaPhysical characteristicsSource confluence locationMadison Kansas coordinates38 09 08 N 96 10 01 W 38 15222 N 96 16694 W 38 15222 96 16694 elevation1 090 ft 330 m MouthArkansas River locationMuskogee Oklahoma coordinates35 48 01 N 95 18 28 W 35 80028 N 95 30778 W 35 80028 95 30778 Coordinates 35 48 01 N 95 18 28 W 35 80028 N 95 30778 W 35 80028 95 30778 1 elevation489 ft 149 m Length310 mi 500 km Discharge locationUSGS 07176000 near Claremore OK 2 average4 644 cu ft s 131 5 m3 s minimum3 4 cu ft s 0 096 m3 s maximum77 700 cu ft s 2 200 m3 s Basin featuresProgressionVerdigris Arkansas MississippiTributaries rightFall River Elk River Caney RiverWaterbodiesToronto Lake Oologah Lake Contents 1 Course 2 History 3 Dams and transportation 4 Tributaries 5 Cities and towns along the river 6 Gallery 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksCourse EditThe Verdigris is formed near Madison Kansas by the convergence of two short headwaters streams its North and South forks and flows generally southward throughout its course South of Coffeyville Kansas the river enters Oklahoma It joins the Arkansas River near Muskogee Oklahoma about a mile upstream of the mouth of the Neosho River The area of convergence of the three rivers Arkansas Verdigris and Neosho is called Three Forks History EditThe river is mentioned in accounts by Zebulon Pike 1806 and Thomas Nuttall 1818 Fur traders had numerous posts along its route where they met with Native Americans to exchange goods for furs The river is also mentioned in the novel Little House on the Prairie 1935 by Laura Ingalls Wilder of her memories when her family moved to Kansas from Wisconsin According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica the name may be derived from a greenish substance also called verdigris resembling a copper ore which tinged the water 4 In the U S treaty of 1834 with the Cherokee Indians the river was named as a part of the boundary of their lands in the Indian Territory 5 In 1994 Tom Paxton wrote and recorded a song Along the Verdigris celebrating its rural tranquillity on his album Wearing The Time 6 In July 2007 Coffeyville Resources suffered flooding at its refinery at Coffeyville by the Verdigris River causing a spill of about 1 700 barrels of crude oil 7 The company made efforts to ameliorate the damage On May 25 2019 Rogers County sent out a civil authority message to all radios In Washington County Tulsa County and other counties about the river rising rapidly Dams and transportation EditSeveral dams built by the U S Army Corps of Engineers cause the Verdigris to form Toronto Lake near Toronto Kansas and Oologah Lake near Oologah Oklahoma More dams and reservoirs are downstream along the Arkansas River From just north of Catoosa Oklahoma to the river s confluence with the Arkansas barge traffic is supported on the river via the McClellan Kerr Navigation System This consists of a series of locks and dams on the Arkansas and the Verdigris rivers this system enables commercial navigation between the Tulsa Oklahoma area and the Mississippi River and thence to the Gulf of Mexico Tributaries EditIn Kansas the Verdigris collects the Fall River at the town of Neodesha and the Elk River at the town of Independence In Oklahoma it collects the Caney River in Rogers County Cities and towns along the river EditAltoona Kansas Benedict Kansas Catoosa Oklahoma Coffeyville Kansas Independence Kansas Madison Kansas Neodesha Kansas Okay Oklahoma Oologah Oklahoma Talala Oklahoma Toronto Kansas Nowata Oklahoma Virgil Kansas Verdigris OklahomaGallery Edit The Verdigris River at Coffeyville Kansas Newt Graham Lock and Dam on the Verdigris River in Wagoner County OklahomaSee also EditList of Kansas rivers List of Oklahoma rivers Port of Catoosa NowataReferences Edit a b Verdigris River Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2015 11 03 Water Data Report 2013 07176000 Verdigris River near Claremore OK PDF U S Geological Survey Retrieved 2015 11 03 U S Geological Survey National Hydrography Dataset high resolution flowline data The National Map Archived 2012 03 29 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 31 2011 Britannica Online Encyclopaedia Verdigris River Accessed September 4 2011 1 Verdigris River Kansas a cyclopedia of state history Archived from the original English on 2006 12 30 Retrieved 2007 03 14 Tom Paxton album Wearing The Time 1994 Sugar Hill Records Environmental News Service Raging Floodwaters Cause Kansas Refinery Oil Spill July 3 2007 Accessed September 4 2007 2 External links EditU S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Verdigris River Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Verdigris River amp oldid 1095541257, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
