Canadian River: Difference between revisions

The Canadian River rises in mountains in New Mexico and flows into the Arkansas River in eastern Oklahoma - Haskell county. Through its 906 mile length, the Canadian flows through Oklahoma from west to east.<ref>Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/91980/Canadian-River Canadian River] at http://www.britannica.com (accessed 15 July 2014).</ref> This is often a slow-moving waterway bounded by red mud flats and quicksand. When sufficient rain has fallen, the river can carry substantial amounts of water.<ref>Wikipedia contributors [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_River Canadian River] at www.wikipedia.org (accessed 15 July 2014)</ref> Native Americans and early explorers used the Canadian as a highway to reach the interior. Traders and hunters operated around the waterway.  

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