Marmaton River
| Marmaton River | |
|---|---|
Marmaton River at Kansas Highway 3 south of Uniontown, Kansas | |
Map of the Osage River watershed including the Marmaton River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas, Missouri |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Allen County, Kansas |
| • coordinates | 37°56′45″N 95°07′51″W / 37.94583°N 95.13083°W |
| • elevation | 1,105 ft (337 m) |
| Mouth | Little Osage River |
• location | Vernon County, Missouri |
• coordinates | 37°59′57″N 94°19′08″W / 37.99917°N 94.31889°W |
• elevation | 732 ft (223 m) |
| Length | 102 mi (164 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | USGS 06918060 near Nevada, MO |
| • average | 1,051 cu ft/s (29.8 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0.03 cu ft/s (0.00085 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 33,800 cu ft/s (960 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Watersheds | Marmaton-Little Osage-Osage-Missouri-Mississippi |
The Marmaton River (MAR-muh-tuhn) is a 102-mile-long (164 km) tributary of the Little Osage River in southeastern Kansas and western Missouri in the United States. Via the Little Osage, Osage and Missouri rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.