Excerpt from Land Planning and Classification Report as Relates to the Public Domain Lands in the Kansas River Drainage Basin: Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado
The Kansas River is formed by the Republican and Smoky Hill Rivers 'wth come together at Junction City, Kansas. From Junction City, the Kansas flows generally eastward 170 miles to join the Missouri River at Kansas City. These two principal tributaries of the Kansas River, to gether With the Big Blue and the Delaware Rivers, account for about 92 per cent of its total drainage area. These main tributaries drain and 1,1b0 square miles respectively. The area is well drained, is rather closely held in private ownership, and is rich in agricultural pro duction. It embraces no large lakes, mountains or other outstanding tepo graphic features. Its population is predominantly rural. The greatest density of urban population is along the Missouri River, Kansas City being the largest city and principal trading center. Part of the basin 15 Within the hard winter wheat belt, but it is also important as a producer of live stock, petroleum, salt and building materials.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book provides a detailed account of a region in the central United States, consisting of basins and rivers, classified as the Kansas River Drainage Basin. The author provides a thorough overview of the Basin's geography, climate, and social and economic history. The report was commissioned in 1948 to inform land-use planning decisions in the Basin as part of the Missouri Basin Investigations project. The author examines the region's physical characteristics and discusses the impact of human activity on its landscape. Economic and social forces that shaped settlement patterns and resource use are also examined, alongside potential future development plans. Ultimately, this book gives a comprehensive look at the Basin's human and physical geography, making it an invaluable resource for understanding this part of the American Midwest. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780260437648_0
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