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Marais Des Cygnes River

Marais des Cygnes River
Big Osage River, Brush Creek, Grand River, Old Aunt Mary River
Country United States
State Kansas, Missouri
Tributaries
 - left 110 Mile Creek, Bull Creek
 - right Pottawatomie Creek
Source confluence
 - location Lyon County, Kansas
 - elevation 1,112 ft (339 m)
 - coordinates 38°34′05″N 95°58′28″W / 38.56806°N 95.97444°W / 38.56806; -95.97444
Mouth Osage River
 - location Vernon County, Missouri
 - elevation 722 ft (220 m)
 - coordinates 38°01′39″N 94°14′39″W / 38.02750°N 94.24417°W / 38.02750; -94.24417Coordinates: 38°01′39″N 94°14′39″W / 38.02750°N 94.24417°W / 38.02750; -94.24417 
Length 217 mi (349 km)
Discharge for USGS 06916600 near Kansas-Missouri state line
 - average 2,189 cu ft/s (62 m3/s)
 - max 129,000 cu ft/s (3,653 m3/s)
 - min 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
Watersheds Marais des Cygnes-Osage-Missouri-Mississippi
Reservoirs Melvern Lake
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Map of the Osage River watershed including the Marais des Cygnes River

The Marais des Cygnes River (/məˈr də ˈsn/, /ˌmɛr də ˈzn/, or /məˈr də ˈsn/) is a principal tributary of the Osage River, about 217 miles (349 km) long, in eastern Kansas and western Missouri in the United States. Via the Osage and Missouri rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The name Marais des Cygnes means "Marsh of the Swans" in French (presumably in reference to the trumpeter swan which was historically common in the Midwest.) The river is notorious for flash flooding. The river is referenced in the song "The River" by Chely Wright.


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