<P> Oklahoma is the 20th - largest state in the United States , covering an area of 69,898 square miles ( 181,030 km ) , with 68,667 square miles ( 177,850 km ) of land and 1,281 square miles ( 3,320 km ) of water . It lies partly in the Great Plains near the geographical center of the 48 contiguous states . It is bounded on the east by Arkansas and Missouri , on the north by Kansas , on the northwest by Colorado , on the far west by New Mexico , and on the south and near - west by Texas . Much of its border with Texas lies along the Southern Oklahoma Aulacogen , a failed continental rift . The geologic figure defines the placement of the Red River . </P>
<P> Oklahoma is the 20th - largest state in the United States , covering an area of 69,898 square miles ( 181,030 km ) , with 68,667 square miles ( 177,850 km ) of land and 1,281 square miles ( 3,320 km ) of water . It lies partly in the Great Plains near the geographical center of the 48 contiguous states . It is bounded on the east by Arkansas and Missouri , on the north by Kansas , on the northwest by Colorado , on the far west by New Mexico , and on the south and near - west by Texas . Much of its border with Texas lies along the Southern Oklahoma Aulacogen , a failed continental rift . The geologic figure defines the placement of the Red River . </P>
where is oklahoma located in the united states
where is oklahoma located in the united states
in the Great Plains near the geographical center of the 48 contiguous states bounded on the east by Arkansas and Missouri , on the north by Kansas , on the northwest by Colorado , on the far west by New Mexico , and on the south and near - west by Texas
in the Great Plains near the geographical center of the 48 contiguous states bounded on the east by Arkansas and Missouri , on the north by Kansas , on the northwest by Colorado , on the far west by New Mexico , and on the south and near - west by Texas