Medicine Lodge River
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| Medicine Lodge River A-ya-dalda-pa River, Hohkii'yohe, Medicine River[1] | |
|---|---|
 Medicine Lodge River near Kiowa | |
 Map of the Salt Fork Arkansas watershed including the Medicine Lodge River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas, Oklahoma |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kiowa County, Kansas |
| • coordinates | 37°30′51″N 99°20′22″W / 37.51417°N 99.33944°W |
| • elevation | 2,330 ft (710 m) |
| Mouth | Salt Fork Arkansas River |
• location | Alfalfa County, Oklahoma |
• coordinates | 36°49′40″N 98°19′38″W / 36.82778°N 98.32722°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,165 ft (355 m) |
| Length | 130 mi (210 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | USGS 07149000 near Kiowa, Kansas[2] |
| • average | 147 cu ft/s (4.2 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 9,660 cu ft/s (274 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Watersheds | Medicine Lodge-Salt Fork Arkansas-Arkansas- Mississippi |
The Medicine Lodge River is a 130-mile-long (210 km)[3] tributary of the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma in the United States. Via the Salt Fork and Arkansas rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
The Medicine Lodge River got its name from a large hut built by the Kiowa people, who believed the water from the river had healing properties if ingested or inhaled in a sauna type room.
The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Medicine Lodge River" as the stream's name in 1968. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as "A-ya-dalda-pa River," "Medicine Lodge Creek" and "Medicine River."