The
Little Arkansas River (pronounced ahr-KAN-zez), is a 90 mi (145 km) long river located in South Central
Kansas. It rises in Northern Rice County just north of
Lyons, Kansas and flows southeast past
Buhler, Kansas and
Halstead, Kansas to meet with the
Arkansas River in
Wichita, Kansas.
The Keeper of the Plains statue by local artist Blackbear Bosin marks the confluence of these two rivers.