Historical Marker Program

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Port of the Plains

Rogers County
Location: approximately two miles north of Catoosa on the grounds of Rogers Point Park
Coordinates: 36.211544, -95.721841
Material: Other (Stone with bronze plaque)
Sponsor(s): Port of Tulsa Propeller Club
Topics: Industrial Period, 1941–1982; Transportation; Water

Head of navigation for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, the Tulsa Port of Catoosa is located one mile upstream from this marker. The McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System is a 448-mile channel stretching from the Mississippi River up the Arkansas and Verdigris Rivers to the Tulsa Port of Catoosa. Barges are raised a total of 420 feet via 17 locks and dams from the Mississippi to Catoosa, and the entire waterway connects with much of the nation’s 29,000 miles of inland waterways.

Note: This marker could not be located.