What are the physical features of the state of Kansas?  Example
rivers, lakes, mountains, etc.

Dear ciao-ga;

Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting
question.
Though I have researched a number of sites and provided their links in
my answer, I found that NETSTATE - GEOGRAPHY OF KANSAS will probably
provide you with virtually everything you need to know to answer your
question:

NETSTATE – GEOGRAPHY OF KANSAS
http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/ks_geography.htm

In addition you will find more physical attributes of Kansas in these
links:

FROM SEA TO PRARIE - PAGE 13--LANDFORMS AND LANDSCAPES
http://www.kgs.ukans.edu/Publications/primer/primer13.html

Geographically, the state of Kansas lies at Longitude: 94° 38'W to
102° 1' 34"W
Latitude: 37°N to 40°N. It is about 400 miles long and 210 miles wide.
The geographic center of Kansas is located in Barton County, 15 miles
NE of Great Bend at Longitude: 98° 41.9'W Latitude: 38° 29.9'N.

From “LANDFORM ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES ”
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html I found these which you
might also find interesting:
 
Here you will find an amazing shaded relief map of the entire state of
Kansas
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/maps1/ks.gif

Here is a county outline map of Kansas:
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/maps1/ks_c.gif

Here is an interactive satellite map of Kansas that allows you to
click and zoom in on geographical points of interest (mountains,
rivers, plains, etc)
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/avhrr/KS_213.n14.95dec01_1936.html


Other physical features of Kansas I found at NETSTATE include
http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/ks_geography.htm :


TOTAL AREA: Kansas covers 82,282 square miles, making it the 15th
largest of the 50 states.

LAND AREA: 81,823 square miles of Kansas are land areas. 

WATER AREA: 459 square miles of Kansas are covered by water. 

HIGHEST POINT: The highest point in Kansas is Mount Sunflower at 4,039
feet above sea level. http://www.americasroof.com/ks.html

LOWEST POINT: The lowest point in Kansas is the Verdigris River at 679
feet above sea level.

MEAN ELEVATION: The Mean Elevation of the state of Kansas is 2,000
feet above sea level.

MAJOR RIVERS: 
Arkansas River
Kansas River http://members.aol.com/Mmcbs3/kansas.html 
Missouri River
Republican River
Smoky Hill River 
Verdigris River
Other lesser-known rivers in East-Central Kansas
http://www.emporia.edu/earthsci/chert/river.htm


MAJOR LAKES: 
Cheney Reservoir http://www.recreation.gov/detail.cfm?ID=124
Turtle Creek Reservoir
Waconda Lake
(also see next topic below)

Kansas offers a variety of hunting, fishing and other outdoor
activities and is the home of 98 State and Federal designated wildlife
hunting grounds, 25 state parks and a multitude of establishing
fishing locations.

KANSAS HUNTING
http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/hunting/st_fedareas.html

KANSAS STATE PARKS
http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/parks/parks.html

KANSAS FISHING
http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/fishing/fshR1.html
(The important link provides an interactive state and county map
featuring every major body of water in the state of Kansas – rivers,
state lakes, community lakes and reservoirs. Some details are also
available through the associated links.)

It is important to note that Kansas is also home to:

87 species of mammals 
http://www.gpnc.org/mammals.htm

457 species of birds
http://www.gpnc.org/birds.htm
 
67 species of reptiles and turtles
http://www.gpnc.org/reptiles.htm
 
32 species of amphibians
http://www.gpnc.org/amphibia.htm
 
142 species of fish
http://www.gpnc.org/fish.htm
 
20,000 species of invertebrate animals including over 15,000 species
of insects
http://www.gpnc.org/insects.htm
  
46 species of unionid mussels
http://www.gpnc.org/unionid.htm
  
200 species of woody plants
http://www.gpnc.org/woody.htm
 
…and over 800 species of non-woody flowering plants and 150 species of
grasses.

KANSAS FLORA AND FAUNA
http://www.gpnc.org/floraof.htm

If there is anything else specific that you’d like to know about
Kansas please let me know. I’ll be happy to work with you a bit more
to make sure you get what you are seeking.


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Tutuzdad-ga


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Clarification of Answer by tutuzdad-ga on 28 Sep 2003 10:35 PDT

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