Chikaskia River
| Chikaskia River | |
|---|---|
The Chikaskia River near the community of Corbin in Sumner County, Kansas | |
Map of the Salt Fork Arkansas watershed showing the Chikaskia River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas, Oklahoma |
| Region | Great Plains |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Southwest Pratt County, Great Plains, Kansas, United States |
| • coordinates | 37°31′00″N 098°34′43″W / 37.51667°N 98.57861°W |
| • elevation | 925 ft (282 m) |
| Mouth | Salt Fork of the Arkansas River |
• location | Near Tonkawa, Oklahoma, United States |
• coordinates | 36°37′23″N 097°14′38″W / 36.62306°N 97.24389°W |
• elevation | 282 ft (86 m) |
| Length | 159 mi (256 km), Southeast |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near Blackwell |
| • average | 621.8 cu ft/s (17.61 m3/s), USGS water years 1936-2019 |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Salt Fork of the Arkansas River watershed |
The Chikaskia River (usually pronounced chi-KAS-kee-uh but often pronounced chi-KAS-kee in southern Kansas) is a 159-mile-long (256 km) tributary of the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma in the United States. Via the Salt Fork and Arkansas rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.