Cheyenne Bottoms

General data

Name: Cheyenne Bottoms
Water system: Mississippi River
Water type: Natural lake
Progression: Little Cheyenne Creek -> North Fork Ninnescah River -> Ninnescah River -> Arkansas River -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Cheyenne Bottoms is a wetland in the central Great Plains of North America. Occupying approximately 170 km2 in central Kansas, it is the largest wetland in the interior United States. The Bottoms is a critical stopping point on the Central Flyway for millions of birds which migrate through the region annually. It is seasonal wetland / playa lake. Receives inflow from small streams and surface runoff; acts as a natural depression in the Great Bend Sand Prairie.

Cheyenne Bottoms

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