Boone River | |
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![]() The Boone River south of Webster City, Iowa | |
![]() Des Moines River basin with Boone River highlighted | |
Location | |
Country | US |
State | Iowa |
District | Hamilton County, Iowa, Webster County, Iowa, Wright County, Iowa, Hancock County, Iowa |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 43°08′23″N 93°52′28″W / 43.1397°N 93.8744°W |
Mouth | Des Moines River |
• location | Stratford, Iowa, US |
• coordinates | 42°18′38″N 93°56′10″W / 42.3105°N 93.9361°W |
• elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth |
• average | 612.48 cu ft/s (17.344 m3/s) (estimate)[1] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Middle Branch Boone River |
• right | East Branch Boone River |
The Boone River is a tributary of the Des Moines River in north-central Iowa in the United States. It is 111 miles (179 km) long[2] and drains an area of 895 square miles (2,320 km2).[3] Via the Des Moines River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.