- This article is about the river in the southwestern United States. For other uses, please see Canadian River (disambiguation).
The Canadian River is the largest tributary of the Arkansas River. Calvin is a town in Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 279 at the 2000 census. Bridgeport is a city in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river The Arkansas River is a major Tributary of the Mississippi River. It is about 760 miles long, starting in Colorado and traveling through New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and most of Oklahoma. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. The Texas Panhandle is a region of the US state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America.
The Canadian is sometimes referred to as the South Canadian River to differentiate it from the North Canadian River that flows into it. North Canadian River is a river that flows through New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma in the United States.
It rises on the east side of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, at approximately 9600 ft, in remote southwestern Las Animas County, Colorado, approximately 1. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains ( Spanish for " Blood of Christ " are the southernmost subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Las Animas County is the largest of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. 5 mi (2. 5 km) north of the New Mexico border. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. It flows ESE across the border, then south, passing west of Raton, New Mexico. Raton is a city in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 7282 at the 2000 census. It forms a deep canyon south of Springer, New Mexico. Springer is a Town in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. At its first dam at Conchas Lake, the river turns eastward. A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees It is also dammed at Logan, New Mexico, where it forms Ute Lake. Logan is a village in Quay County, New Mexico, United States. From there it crosses the Texas Panhandle, dammed at Sanford, Texas, where it forms Lake Meredith. The Texas Panhandle is a region of the US state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state Sanford is a town in Hutchinson County, Texas, United States. Lake Meredith is a man-made Lake formed by Sanford Dam on the Canadian River at Sanford Texas. The canyon the river carves through eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle is the northern border of the Llano Estacado, separating it from the rest of the Great Plains. Llano Estacado ( Sp /ˈʎano ˌestəˈkado/ " Palisaded Plains" is a region in the southwestern United States that encompasses parts of Eastern New The Great Plains are the broad expanse of Prairie and Steppe which lie east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada From Texas the Canadian continues eastward into Oklahoma, passing just south of Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the US state of Oklahoma. At Eufaula, Oklahoma, it is dammed once again, forming Eufaula Lake, its largest. Eufaula is a city in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States. Eufaula Lake is a manmade Lake in Oklahoma. It is located on the Canadian River, upstream from its confluence with the Arkansas River and near About 20 miles downstream it joins the Arkansas River, about 40 miles west of the Arkansas border. Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States.
Much of the time the Canadian is just a slow trickle bounded by red mud flats and quicksand. Quicksand is a Colloid Hydrogel consisting of fine Granular matter (such as Sand or Silt) Clay, and When sufficient rain has fallen, the river can carry substantial amounts of water. Rain is Liquid precipitation. On Earth it is the condensation of atmospheric Water vapor into drops heavy enough to fall often making it to
It is unclear why the river is called the Canadian. The name possibly was given to the river by early French hunters and traders who came from Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The upper part was called Rio Colorado by the Spanish. Some believe that early explorers thought that the river flowed into Canada. It does flow northeast through part of the Texas Panhandle. Muriel H. Wright wrote in 1929 that the Canadian River was named about 1820 by French traders who noted another group of traders from Canada had camped on the river near its confluence with the Arkansas River. [1] The name could also be of Spanish origin from the word cañada (meaning canyon), as the Canadian River does form a steeper canyon in northern New Mexico and a somewhat broad canyon in Texas, and this explanation has been found in a few historical documents. However, it is generally regarded as speculation with the aforementioned French origin considered more probable. [2]
By the Treaty of Doak's Stand in 1820, the Canadian River was made the northern boundary of the Choctaw nation. See also Choctaw The Treaty of Doak's Stand (7 Stat 210 also known as Treaty with the Choctaw) was signed on October 18, 1820 Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States ( Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana) Early emigrants to California followed the south bank of the Canadian on to Santa Fe. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Santa Fe ( Navajo: Yootó is the Capital of the state of New Mexico. The river was explored in 1845 by Lieutenants James William Abert and William G. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James William Abert ( November 18, 1820 - August 10, 1897) was an American soldier Explorer, Ornithologist Peck of the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers. The United States Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE) is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 34600 Civilian and 650 Military personnel Their journey was chronicled in the Journal of Lieutenant J. W. Abert from Bent’s Fort to St. Louis, first published in 1846. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The Texas Ranger Division also was involved in the area.
See also
References
- ^ Wright, Muriel H. See also Geography of Colorado Colorado drainage basins Lists of Rivers and Streams in the U This is a list of Rivers in the US state of New Mexico arranged by drainage basin with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name This is a list of rivers in the state of Oklahoma By Drainage Basin This list is arranged by drainage basin with respective tributaries This is a list of the rivers in the state of Texas in the United States. "Some Geographic Names of French Origin in Oklahoma", Chronicles of Oklahoma, 7(2):188-193, June 1929.
- ^ Hale, Edward E. "French Place-Names in New Mexico", French Review, 3(2):110-112, November 1929.
External links
- Handbook of Texas Online -- Canadian River
- Sketch of the Canadian River from A pictorial history of Texas, from the earliest visits of European adventurers, to A.D. 1879, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
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