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The following is a list of rivers and creeks in Iowa.The rivers are listed by multiple arrangements: . those that form part of the boundaries of the U.S. state of Iowa; ...
Perhaps the only truly flat region of Iowa, the Missouri Alluvial Plain contains areas of terraces, sloughs, and oxbows. Its valley trench is not as deep as the Mississippi River system, and the Missouri River is contained in a much narrower channel. In Iowa, the eastern border of the Missouri Plains is the Loess Hills, forming steep rounded ...
The Iowa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the state of Iowa in the United States. It is about 323 miles (520 km) long [ 3 ] and is open to small river craft to Iowa City , about 65 miles (105 km) from its mouth.
Homes on the south side of Spencer, Iowa near the Little Sioux River are unlivable as water has reached the main floor, resident Ben Thomas said. A lot of people in town are facing a “double ...
The Cedar River is a 338-mile-long (544 km) [2] river in Minnesota and Iowa.It is a tributary of the Iowa River, which flows to the Mississippi River.The Cedar River takes its name from the red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) trees growing there, and was originally called the Red Cedar River by the Meskwaki. [3]
The rising Mississippi River tested flood defenses in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois as it neared forecast crests in the area Monday, driven by a spring surge of water from melting snow.
The Upper Iowa River is a 156-mile-long (251 km) [3] tributary of the Mississippi River in the upper Midwest of the United States. Its headwaters rise in southeastern Minnesota , in Mower County ( Le Roy and Lodi townships ) near the border with Iowa .
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 ]