Editing Kansas (section)

===Rivers===

[[File:Spring River 2006-07-03 2104.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Spring River (Missouri)|Spring River]], Kansas.]]

Around {{convert|74|mi|km|sp=us|abbr=on}} of the state's northeastern boundary is defined by the [[Missouri River]]. The [[Kansas River]] (locally known as the Kaw), formed by the junction of the [[Smoky Hill River|Smoky Hill]] and [[Republican River|Republican]] rivers at appropriately-named [[Junction City, Kansas|Junction City]], joins the Missouri River at [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]], after a course of {{convert|170|mi|km|sp=us|abbr=on}} across the northeastern part of the state.

The [[Arkansas River]] ([[Arkansas River#Pronunciations|pronunciation varies]]), rising in [[Colorado]], flows with a bending course for nearly {{convert|500|mi|km|sp=us|abbr=on}} across the western and southern parts of the state. With its tributaries, (the [[Little Arkansas River|Little Arkansas]], [[Ninnescah River|Ninnescah]], Walnut, [[Cow Creek (Kansas)|Cow Creek]], [[Cimarron River (Arkansas River)|Cimarron]], Verdigris, and the [[Neosho River|Neosho]]), it forms the southern drainage system of the state.

Kansas's other rivers are the [[Saline River (Kansas)|Saline]] and Solomon Rivers, tributaries of the Smoky Hill River; the [[Big Blue River (Kansas)|Big Blue]], [[Delaware River (Kansas)|Delaware]], and [[Wakarusa River|Wakarusa]], which flow into the Kansas River; and the [[Marais des Cygnes River|Marais des Cygnes]], a tributary of the Missouri River. Spring River is located between [[Riverton, Kansas|Riverton]] and [[Baxter Springs, Kansas|Baxter Springs]].