Canadian River

American  

noun

1. a river flowing E from the Rocky Mountains in NE New Mexico to the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. 906 miles (1,460 km) long.

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Canadian River British  

noun

1. a river in the southern US, rising in NE New Mexico and flowing east to the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. Length: 1458 km (906 miles)

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Canadian River

It lies one mile from the North Canadian River, a tributary of the Arkansas River.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2023

There are a lot of good spots throughout the lake but focus on the dam and the southern Canadian River.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2019

The Cimarron River, on its way to the Canadian River, has carved dramatic vistas through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2018

The Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, supplying the 11 cities with a combined population of about 500,000, will issue bonds to buy Pickens’s water rights on 211,000 acres, General Manager Kent Satterwhite said.

From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 14, 2011

The next morning we left the river, marching westward along the mountains, and camped again on the banks of Canadian River.

From The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier by Various