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The Big Sioux River is a tributary of the Missouri River in eastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. [2] It flows generally southwardly for 419 mi (674 km), [3] and its watershed is 9,006 sq mi (23,330 km 2). [1] The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Big Sioux River" as the stream's name in 1931. [4]
Kimball Village is an archaeological site located in the vicinity of Westfield, Iowa, United States.It is one of six known Big Sioux phase villages from the Middle Missouri tradition that existed between 1100-1250 C.E. [3] The site, located on a terrace overlooking the Big Sioux River, has well-preserved features, including earth lodge and storage pits, and evidence of fortifaction.
The book is published by the Center for Western Studies at Augustana University and highlights the Big Sioux River's importance. The Big Sioux River gets its first book highlighting history ...
A burial mound in upper Sherman Park. The history of Sioux Falls revolves around the cascades of the Big Sioux River.The falls were created about 14,000 years ago when the last glacial ice sheet redirected the flow of the river into the large looping bends of its present course.
Dell Rapids is located along the Big Sioux River. [ 9 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 2.09 square miles (5.41 km 2 ), of which 2.03 square miles (5.26 km 2 ) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km 2 ) is water.
The Big Sioux River below Dell Rapids, South Dakota, rose to a level 0.2 feet above its previous record, which was set in 1969.Multiple other creeks and bodies of water surpassed previous water ...
The Sioux Falls Wastewater Plant reached full capacity 7:15 a.m. Saturday, forcing the city to discharge untreated water into the Big Sioux River.
Pipestone Creek has a center branch as well as branches named "North" and "South". The creek (center branch) begins about 3 miles (5 km) north of Holland (the high point of its watershed actually being underneath the north branch's watershed) and flows southwesterly, roughly following MN State Highway 23 for much of its early existence (also being known as County Ditch Number 1).