Salt Fork Arkansas River

{{Short description|River in the United States}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Salt Fork Arkansas River

| name_native =

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| name_other = Grand Saline River, Kicpahaatihariʾ, Little Arkansas River, Nesuketonga River, Red Fork Arkansas River

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| image = Salt_Fork_Arkansas_River.jpg

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| image_caption = The Salt Fork at Tonkawa, Oklahoma

| map = Saltforkarkansasrivermap.png

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| map_caption = Map of the Salt Fork Arkansas watershed

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| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = Kansas, Oklahoma

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| subdivision_type5 = Cities

| subdivision_name5 = Alva, OK, Pond Creek, OK, Lamont, OK, Tonkawa, OK

| length = {{convert|239|mi|km|abbr=on}}

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| discharge1_location= USGS 07151000 at Tonkawa, OK{{cite web | title = Water-Data Report 2013 - 07151000 Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa, OK | publisher = U.S. Geological Survey | url = http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2013/pdfs/07151000.2013.pdf | accessdate = 2015-11-03}}

| discharge1_min = {{convert|0|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_avg = {{convert|927|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_max = {{convert|57800|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}}

| source1 =

| source1_location = Comanche County, Kansas

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|37|10|40|N|99|21|48|W|display=inline}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|2042|ft|abbr=on}}

| mouth = Arkansas River

| mouth_location = Kay County, Oklahoma

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|36|35|58|N|97|03|11|W|display=inline,title}}{{cite gnis | 470527 | Salt Fork Arkansas River | 2015-11-03}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|896|ft|abbr=on}}

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| tributaries_left = Medicine Lodge River, Chikaskia River

| tributaries_right =

| waterbodies = Great Salt Plains Lake

| custom_label = Watersheds

| custom_data = Salt Fork Arkansas-Arkansas-
Mississippi

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The Salt Fork of the Arkansas River is a {{convert|239|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed May 31, 2011 tributary of the Arkansas River in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma in the United States. Via the Arkansas River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.