Rattlesnake Creek is an approximately 95 mile stream that is a tributary to the

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in central

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. The head of the stream is in northern Kiowa County and it flows northeast through Edwards and

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Counties before converging with the Arkansas River in

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. The stream flows through Quivira National Wildlife Refuge dividing the refuge in half. The stream was officially named Rattlesnake Creek in 1971 by the

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; before 1971 it was called either Rattlesnake Creek, Salt Creek, or West Fork Rattlesnake Creek.

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Rivers of Kansas Rivers of Rice County, Kansas Rivers of Stafford County, Kansas Rivers of Edwards County, Kansas Rivers of Kiowa County, Kansas Tributaries of the Arkansas River {{Kansas-river-stub

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