- Middle River (Iowa)
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Middle River River The Middle River, looking upstream from the Summerset Trail in Warren CountyCountry US State Iowa Districts Warren County, Iowa, Madison County, Iowa, Adair County, Iowa, Guthrie County, Iowa Tributaries - left South Fork Middle River Source - coordinates 41°35′24″N 94°41′42″W / 41.590°N 94.695°W Mouth Des Moines River - elevation 758 ft (231 m) - coordinates 41°28′55″N 93°24′07″W / 41.482°N 93.402°W "USGS Geographic Names Information Systesm". http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:459049. Retrieved 17 September 2009. The Middle River is a tributary of the Des Moines River in south-central Iowa in the United States. It is 123 miles (198 km) long[1] and drains an area of 489.5 square miles (1,268 km2).[2] Via the Des Moines River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
The Middle River rises in southwestern Guthrie County and initially flows southeastwardly through Adair County, then eastwardly through Madison County, then east-northeastwardly through Warren County, passing the towns of Casey, Winterset, Patterson, Bevington, Martensdale, Spring Hill and Carlisle.[3] A substantial portion of the Middle River's course through Warren County has been straightened and channelized.[3] It joins the Des Moines River in Warren County near Carlisle, 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Des Moines.[4]
A short headwaters tributary of the river is known as the South Fork Middle River.[5]
See also
- List of Iowa rivers
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 26, 2011
- ^ Iowa Department of Natural Resources/Iowa Geological Survey. Watershed Monitoring and Assessment: Middle River.
- ^ a b DeLorme (1998). Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-214-5.
- ^ Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry for Middle River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Fork Middle River
External links
Categories:- Rivers of Iowa
- Geography of Adair County, Iowa
- Geography of Guthrie County, Iowa
- Geography of Madison County, Iowa
- Geography of Warren County, Iowa
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