South Arkansas River

coordinates38°29′53″N 106°19′53″W / 38.49806°N 106.33139°W / 38.49806; -106.33139

location

Confluence with Arkansas

coordinates

38°31′16″N 105°58′40″W / 38.52111°N 105.97778°W / 38.52111; -105.97778

elevation

7,001 ft (2,134 m)

South Arkansas River[1]
The confluence of the South Arkansas River (bottom) with the Arkansas River.
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	38°29′53″N 106°19′53″W / 38.49806°N 106.33139°W / 38.49806; -106.33139
Mouth
• location	Confluence with Arkansas
• coordinates	38°31′16″N 105°58′40″W / 38.52111°N 105.97778°W / 38.52111; -105.97778
• elevation	7,001 ft (2,134 m)
Basin features
Progression	Arkansas—Mississippi

South Arkansas River is a 24.5-mile-long (39.4 km)^[2] tributary of the Arkansas River that flows from a source near Monarch Pass in the Sawatch Range of southern Colorado. It joins the Arkansas just south of Salida, Colorado.