Difference between revisions of "Arkansas River"
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The Arkansas River is the sixth longest river in the United States (1,469 miles). At Little Rock the river is part of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System operated by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Along the river in downtown Little Rock is the historic landmark La Petite Roche ("the little rock") from which the city derives its name.
The Arkansas River Historical Society, founded in 1981, preserves the history of human activity along the Arkansas River and educate the public on river's role in mid-South life. The society operates a museum at the Port of Catoosa in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
