Lenape
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: Kènii Sipu ) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data The National Map , accessed May 31, 2011
river
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in southern
Kansas
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and northeastern
Oklahoma
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. The river is a
tributary
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of the
Verdigris River
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, and is usually a flatwater stream.
The Caney forms just north of the town of Grenola in
Elk County, Kansas
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History
Early history
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, then moves south into
Oklahoma
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near
Elgin, Kansas
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. It then flows south through Osage County, where it is dammed near Bowring to form Hulah Lake. Downstream of the Hulah dam, the river flows into Washington County through the center of
Bartlesville
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, where it separates the city's downtown from its residential east side. Just south of Bartlesville, the river turns southeast and flows into
Rogers County
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, where it joins the
Verdigris River
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Claremore
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The river is normally flat water, except when there are heavy rainstorms within the drainage area. It is popular for
canoeing
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, both above and below Hulah Lake. However, there are almost no facilities for boaters between Wah-Sha-She State Park (near Hulah Dam) and the confluence with the Verdigris River.
The river caused disastrous floods in the Bartlesville area in 1885, 1926 and 1986."History of Bartlesville and Washington County, Oklahoma: Caney River." Retrieved April 27, 2012.
The dam at Hulah Lake is operated by the
United States Army Corps of Engineers
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. In October 1986 the Corps was forced to open
floodgate
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s at the dam due to above-average rainfall in the
Great Plains
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. The resulting
500-year flood
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split Bartlesville virtually in half for several days and caused more than
US$
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30 million in property damage.
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The New York Times
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'', 1986-10-07. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
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Caney, Kansas
Caney is a city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,788.
History
Caney was founded in 1869. It was named from the Caney River. The first post office in Caney was established in ...
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List of Kansas rivers
This is a list of rivers in Kansas (U.S. state).
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Mississippi River Basin
Arkansas River Basin
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List of Oklahoma rivers
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By drainage basi ...
Ramona, Oklahoma
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