List of rivers of Iowa

List of rivers in Iowa (U.S. state).

Rivers that form part of the boundary of Iowa

*Mississippi River (Illinois, Wisconsin)
*Missouri River (Nebraska)
*Big Sioux River (South Dakota)
*Des Moines River (see below)

Rivers that flow through Iowa - by Drainage Basin

This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

Mississippi River Drainage Basin (i.e., all rivers in Iowa)

Upper Mississippi River Drainage Basin

*Mississippi River
**"Fabius River (MO)"
***North Fabius River
**Wyaconda River
**Fox River
***Little Fox River
**Des Moines River
***Competine Creek
***White Breast Creek
***South River
***Middle River
***North River
***Raccoon River
****North Raccoon River
****South Raccoon River
*****Middle Raccoon River
***Beaver Creek
***Boone River
***Lizard Creek
***East Fork Des Moines River
**Skunk River
***Cedar Creek
***North Skunk River
***South Skunk River
****Thunder Creek
****Squaw Creek
**Flint River
**Iowa River
***Cedar River
****Wolf Creek
****Beaver Creek
****West Fork Cedar River
****Shell Rock River
*****Winnebago River
****Little Cedar River
***English River
****North English River
*****Middle English River
*****Deep River
****South English River
***South Fork Iowa River
***East Branch Iowa River
***West Branch Iowa River
**Wapsipinicon River
***Little Wapsipinicon River
***Little Wapsipinicon River
**Elk River
**Maquoketa River
***North Fork Maquoketa River
**Catfish Creek
**Little Maquoketa River
***Cloie Branch
**Turkey River
***Little Turkey River
***Volga River
***Little Turkey River
**Yellow River
***Bear Creek
***Norfolk Creek
**Upper Iowa River
***Bear Creek
****Waterloo Creek
***Canoe Creek
****Pine Creek
***Pine Creek
**"Minnesota River (MN)"
***Blue Earth River

Missouri River Drainage Basin

*Missouri River
**Chariton River
***South Fork Chariton River
**Grand River
***Thompson River
****Weldon River
*****Little River
**Platte River
***One Hundred and Two River
**Nodaway River
***East Nodaway River
****East Fork East Nodaway River
***West Nodaway River
****Middle Nodaway River
****West Fork Middle Nodaway River
*****Rutt Branch
**Tarkio River
**Nishnabotna River
***East Nishnabotna River
***West Nishnabotna River
****Walnut Creek
****Silver Creek
****East Branch West Nishnabotna River
****West Fork West Nishnabotna River
**Keg Creek
**Mosquito Creek
**Boyer River
***Willow River
***East Boyer River
**Soldier River
***East Soldier River
****Middle Soldier River
**Little Sioux River
***Maple River
***Ocheyedan River
****Little Ocheyedan River
***West Fork Little Sioux River
**Floyd River
***West Branch Floyd River
****Little Floyd River
**Perry Creek
**Big Sioux River
***Broken Kettle Creek
***Rock River
****Little Rock River

Rivers that flow through Iowa - Alphabetically

*Blue Earth River
*Boone River
*Boyer River
*Cedar River
*Chariton River
*Deep River
*Des Moines River (also forms part of the boundary with Missouri)
*Elk River
*English River
*North Fabius River
*Flint River
*Floyd River
*Fox River
*Grand River
*Iowa River
*Little Cedar River
*Little Fox River
*Little Maquoketa River
*Little Ocheyedan River
*Little River
*Little Rock River
*Little Sioux River
*Little Turkey River
*Little Wapsipinicon River
*Maple River
*Middle River
*Maquoketa River
*Mosquito Creek
*Nishnabotna River
*Nodaway River
*North River
*Ocheyedan River
*One Hundred and Two River
*Platte River
*Raccoon River
*Rock River
*Rutt Branch
*Shell Rock River
*Skunk River
*Soldier River
*South River
*Squaw Creek
*Tarkio River
*Thompson River
*Thunder River
*Turkey River
*Upper Iowa River
*Volga River
*Wapsipinicon River
*Weldon River
*West Fork of the Little Sioux River
*Winnebago River
*Wyaconda River
*Yellow River

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/ USGS Geographic Names Information Service]
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Iowa (1974)