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<br />homa. There arc numerous other tributaries within the basin. The
<br />larger ones, which drain more than 75 square miles each, are listed
<br />in the table shown below. From this table it will be noted that the
<br />Cottonwood river at its mouth' drains 1,830 square miles as com-
<br />pared with the Neosho drainage area at that point of only 825 square
<br />miles. This makes the tributary more than twice the size of the
<br />main stream. A more important fact is tbat the area above tbe
<br />junction constitutes 46 percent of the total drained by the Neosho
<br />river in Kansas.
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<br />COTTONWOOD RIVER
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<br />Cottonwood ri,-er "bore mouth of South Cottonwood, sq. mi..... 209
<br />South Cottonwood river, sq. mi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 133
<br />Mud creek, sq. mi............. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. ... 95
<br />Clear creek, sq. mi... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . .. 78
<br />Doyle creek, sq. mi...................................... 152
<br />Cedar creek, sq. mi... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 142
<br />Middle creek, sq. mi.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 117
<br />Diamond creek, sq. mi... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 164
<br />South Fork, Cottonwood ri,-er, sq. mi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
<br />Miscellaneous tributaries, sq. mi.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 513
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<br />Total Cottonwood river at mouth, sq. mi. . . . .." . . .. .. . . . . . . . .. . . .. . .. 1,830
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<br />NOOSHO RIVER
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<br />Neosho river above Rock creek, sq. mi.....,....... ........' 390
<br />Rock creek, sq. mi.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 130
<br />Miscellaneous tributaries between Rock creek and the
<br />Cottonwood river. sq. mi.......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 305
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<br />Total, sq. mi. .......... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. 435
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<br />Total Neosho river above mouth of Cottonwood, sq. mi......... 825
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<br />Tributrie" below mouth of Cottonwood river:
<br />Deer creek, sq. mi..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 113
<br />Owl creek, sq. mi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .' 190
<br />Big creek, sq. mi. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . .. 139
<br />Flat Rock creek, sq. mi..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 150
<br />Labette creek, sq. mi.................................... 410
<br />Lightning creek, sq. mi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 230
<br />Miscellaneous tributaries below mouth of Cottonwood,
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<br />Total, sq. mi............................................ 3.125
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<br />Total N eosho river, sq. mi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,950
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<br />Spring river in Kansas, sq. mi. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505
<br />Total Neosho drainage basin in Kansas, sq. mi...................... 6,285
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