Iowa River | |
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Location | |
State | Iowa |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | confluence of East Branch Iowa River and West Branch Iowa River |
• location | Belmond |
• coordinates | 42°51′38″N 93°36′50″W / 42.860524°N 93.6138214°W |
Mouth | Mississippi River |
• location | near Toolesboro |
• coordinates | 41°9′38″N 91°1′26″W / 41.16056°N 91.02389°W |
Length | 323 mi (520 km)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Oakville, Iowa |
• average | 14,109 cu/ft. per sec.[2] |
Basin features | |
River system | Mississippi River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Swisher Creek, Cedar River |
• right | English River |
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. Its major tributary is the Cedar River.