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Verdigris River

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A river, about 450 km (280 mi) long, of southeast Kansas and northeast Oklahoma flowing generally southward to the Arkansas River.

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Examples

  • What happened was, 42,000 gallons -- I'm going to kneel down, Chris (ph) -- 42,000 gallons of crude oil spilled out of the local refinery here, and some of that oil has gone downstream in the Verdigris River, heading towards Oklahoma.

    CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2007 2007

  • In June, heavy rains led to the nearby Verdigris River overflowing, putting CVR's facilities out of operation for more than a month.

    Chinese Jeweler Outpaces 2007

  • Local official are telling me that 42,000 gallons of crude oil has seeped out of a local refinery, and some of that oil has gone into the Verdigris River, down into Oklahoma.

    CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2007 2007

  • You see, a levee broke over the weekend, and that caused the water from the Verdigris River to come right over into the streets.

    CNN Transcript Jul 2, 2007 2007

  • In fact, some of the oil she told me has gone into the Verdigris River.

    CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2007 2007

  • This is the result of the Verdigris River overflowing its banks.

    CNN Transcript Jul 1, 2007 2007

  • First, the speed at which all of this water came into the community from the Verdigris River really caught a lot of the residents in Coffeyville by surprise.

    CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2007 2007

  • East Tulsa has a dramatic north-south ridge with views of the city to the west and the Verdigris River valley to the east.

    BatesLine: January 2006 Archives 2006

  • East Tulsa has a dramatic north-south ridge with views of the city to the west and the Verdigris River valley to the east.

    Who's anti-development? - BatesLine 2006

  • Hanner and Bill rode at a steady gallop until, in the middle of the night, they plunged into the Verdigris River timber.

    "Only the Master Shall Praise." 1900

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