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The Kansas (or '''Kaw''')''' River''' is a River in eastern Kansas in the United States . It was named for the Kaw people who once inhabited the Great Plains wilderness areas along its banks and supporting streams.

The Kaw is formed by the confluence of the maps: 1

For part of its 170 mile length through north central Kansas, it displays the character of a High Plains riverway, with wide shallow banks, subject to seasonal Flash Flood ing. Some of the cities it passes through are Manhattan , Topeka , Lawrence , Shawnee and Kansas City . Its primary tributaries include the Big Blue and Wakarusa rivers.

Cities and towns along the Kansas River

(This list follows Kansas River flow downstream)


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