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The Wakarusa River is a tributary of the Kansas River, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in eastern Kansas in the United States. It drains an agricultural area of rolling limestone hills south of Topeka and Lawrence.1 Description
It rises in several branches southwest of Topeka. The main branch rises on the Wabaunsee- Shawnee county line, approximately 10 mi (16 km) southwest of Topeka and flows east. The South Branch rises in eastern Wabaunsee County, approximately 15 mi (24 km) southwest of Topeka and flows ENE, joining the main branch south of Topeka. The main branch flows generally east, passing south of Lawrence. It joins the Kansas from the south at Eudora, approximately 8 mi (13 km) east of Lawrence. It is impounded by Clinton Dam approximately 3 mi (5 km) southwest of Lawrence to form Clinton Lake .
The river is known for its gentle current that winds through river-level outcropping rocks, primary of Pennsylvanian limestone. The area of the river was inhabited by mainy different Native American tribes, including the Kansa and Osage tribes in the 18th century. The name of the river comes from a Kansa phrase meaning "river of big weeds." In the early 19th centuryAlternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical ( 18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801- 1900. Events The Little Ice Age ended, after the U.S. acquired the area, the ShawneeFor other meanings, see Shawnee (disambiguation . The Shawnee are a people native to North America, and are therefore considered to be Native Americans. They originally inhabited the area of Ohio and Pennsylvania. In the early 19th century, the U. governm were relocated into the area. During the days of the Kansas TerritoryKansas Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854 to January 29, 1861. Kansas Territory was established by the politically significant Kansas-Nebraska Act. The original borders of the territory from w, the limestone outcroppings of the river gave significant difficulties to early white emigrants attempting to ford the stream in their wagons. Often wagons were dismantled, lowered down the limestone beds, towed across, then lifted by rope to the opposing bank. Several Shawnee created ferryA ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and possibly their vehicles, on a relatively short-distance, regularly-scheduled service. Ferries form an important part of the public transport systems of many waterside cities, allowing direct transit bet operations on the river in the 1850sEvents and Trends Crimean war ( 1854 1856) fought between Imperial Russia and an alliance consisting of the United Kingdom, the Second French Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire. The majority of the conflict takes place around Crimea, o, including Bluejacket's Ferry near Sebastian . The river's gentle current and scenic banks made it an early recreation spot for citizens of Lawrence (which was originally called "Wakarusa").
The river once had extensive wetlandFlorida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. In physical geography, a wetland is an environment "at the interface between truly terrestrial ecosystems. and truly aquatic systems. making them different from each yet highly dependent on both" (Mitsc riparian habitat, much of which has been reclaimed over the last century for cultivation and other uses. Clinton Dam, built in 19711971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). Events January January 1 British divorce Reform Act comes into force January 2 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match, Glasgow, Scotland. See Ibrox disaster. Janua to reduce seasonal spring flooding, greatly reduced the replenishment of wetlands below the dam. A remaining tract of 600 acres (240 hectares), the Haskell-Baker Wetlands, is located south of Lawrence.
