MajorRiversin Arkansas By:SaraLequieu G.1.3.9.Location,Place,andRegion:Locate majorriversinArkansas:Arkansas,Mississippi, Red,White,Ouachita,andSt.Francis. 6majorriversinArkansasare: • ArkansasRiver • Mississippi River • RedRiver • WhiteRiver • OuachitaRiver • St.FrancisRiver TheArkansasRiver • BeginsintheRockyMountains, nearLeadvilleColorado. • 1,460mileslong • Acrossthreestates • 6thlongestriverintheU.S. • SeparatesOzarkMountains andOuachitaMountains TheMississippiRiver • • • • About2,300mileslong LongestriverintheU.S. 4thlongestriverintheworld FlowsfromLakeItascain MinnesotatotheGulfof Mexico TheRedRiver • BeginsintheTexas panhandle • Runsabout1,290miles • Only180milesareinAR TheWhiteRiver • Only722mileslong • RunsthroughNorthern ArkansasandSouthern Missouri • BeginsintheBoston MountainsofARandflows towardsFayeWeville • FlowsintoMOThenback intoAR TheOuachitaRiver • BeginsintheOuachita Mountainsofwest-centralAr. • Flowsfor600milesbefore mergingwiththeBlackand RedRiversinLousiana TheSt.FrancisRiver • OriginatesinIronCounty, Missouri • Humanshavelivedhere sinceabout10,000B.C. NameThatRiver! Arkansas Mississippi Red White Ouachita St.Francis Awman! Let’sgobackandtryagain! Congrats! Youchosethecorrectriver! NameThatRiver! Arkansas Mississippi Red White Ouachita St.Francis Awman! Let’sgobackandtryagain! Congrats! Youchosethecorrectriver! NameThatRiver! Arkansas Mississippi Red White Ouachita St.Francis Awman! Let’sgobackandtryagain! Congrats! Youchosethecorrectriver! NameThatRiver! Arkansas Mississippi Red White Ouachita St.Francis Awman! Let’sgobackandtryagain! Congrats! Youchosethecorrectriver! NameThatRiver! Arkansas Mississippi Red White Ouachita St.Francis Awman! Let’sgobackandtryagain! Congrats! Youchosethecorrectriver! NameThatRiver! Arkansas Mississippi Red White Ouachita St.Francis Awman! Let’sgobackandtryagain! Congrats! Youchosethecorrectriver! WhichRiverisyourfavorite? Whydoyoulikethatriversomuch? References • ScienceStandard: hWps://www.perma-bound.com/state-standards.do? state=AR&subject=social-studies&gradeLevel=3 • Riverinforma_onforArkansas,Red,White,Ouachita,St. Francis:hWp://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net • MississippiRiver:-hWp://www.nps.gov/miss/riverfacts.htm • hWp://na_onalmap.gov/small_scale/printable/reference.html
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