Wakarusa River
The Wakarusa River is a tributary of the Kansas River, approximately 80.5 miles long, in eastern Kansas in the United States. It drains an agricultural area of rolling limestone hills south of Topeka and Lawrence.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Wacharusa River”, “Wakarusa Creek”, “War-re-ru-za River”, “Warreruza River”, and “Wor-rah-ru-za River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weaver and Eudora.
Linwood
Village
Linwood is a city in Leavenworth County, Kansas… Linwood is situated 4 miles northeast of Wakarusa River.
Wakarusa River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Douglas County, Kansas, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.95611° or 38° 57′ 22″ north
Longitude
-95.08219° or 95° 4′ 56″ west
Elevation
781 feet (238 metres)
Open location code
86C6XW49+C4
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Wakarusa River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر واكروسا”
- Catalan: “Wakarusa”
- Cebuano: “Wakarusa River”
- Chinese: “瓦卡魯薩河”
- French: “Wakarusa”
- Irish: “Abhainn Wakarusa”
- Italian: “Wakarusa (fiume)”
- Italian: “Wakarusa”
- Japanese: “ワカルサ川”
- Russian: “Уакаруса”
- Venetian: “Wakarusa”
- Welsh: “Afon Wakarusa”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Fall Leaf and Hesper.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Delaware Cemetery and Eudora Cemetery.
Kansas: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Topeka and Wichita.
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