WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The City of Wichita said the Arkansas River is closed for all recreational activity due to the high flow rate. It includes swimming, boating, kayaking and canoeing. The ...

I’ve lived in Wichita for the past 23 years, and I’ve only been on the Arkansas River twice – both times, appropriately enough, during the city’s long-standing Riverfest event. My husband ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The City of Wichita said the Arkansas River is closed for all recreational activity due to the high flow rate. It includes swimming, boating, kayaking and canoeing. The… ...

The Arkansas River in Wichita will be closed to all recreational activities for a week as it fills with rainwater and roars through the city, the director of parks and recreation said.

The Arkansas River was considered safe for boating and swimming. By the late 1990s, state samples showed that bacterial levels south of Wichita were again too high.

When the River Vista Complex was built in the late 2010s, so was the boathouse for Wichita State rowing and an adjacent business - Boats & Bikes. Through there, people can rent kayaks ...

Cardboard Regatta (for spectators), 1:30-5 p.m. Sunday, Arkansas River, south of Douglas Street Bridge. Fishing ... The Wichita Riverfest opens on Friday in downtown Wichita and runs through June 7.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Wichita celebrated its 151 birthday Wednesday. To commemorate the cities birthday, a group of teens helped to clean its river. The Wichita West High School Pioneer football ...

As the 1,500-mile long Arkansas River wends its way southeast through Kansas, it passes right through the heart of downtown Wichita. When it does, it is calm and wide and attractive. There is green ...