Marais des Cygnes

[ mer duh zeen ]

noun

1. a river in E central Kansas and W Missouri, flowing SE to the Osage River. 150 miles (241 km) long.

Example Sentences

According to Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism fisheries biologist Ben Neely, the largest populations of paddlefish in Kansas come from the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes rivers.

From Washington Times

In the Marais des Cygnes River, the fish are coming in from Missouri’s Truman Reservoir.

From Washington Times

Alternatively, the fish coming through the Marais des Cygnes River are stocked annually by Missouri officials at Truman Lake, so its numbers are more consistent.

From Washington Times

Some stretches of the Chikaskia, Marais Des Cygnes, Neosho and the Cottonwood rivers are or soon will be overflowing their banks, causing minor to moderate flooding.

From Washington Times

Fish populations, following a drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes rivers of Kansas.

From Project Gutenberg