Shell Rock River

Shell Rock River
Shellrock River
Shell Rock River is located in Iowa
Shell Rock River
Location of mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesMinnesota, Iowa
Counties (Minnesota)Freeborn
Counties (Iowa)Worth, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Butler, Bremer, Black Hawk
Physical characteristics
SourceAlbert Lea Lake
 • locationFreeborn County, Minnesota
 • coordinates43°36′42″N 93°17′37″W / 43.6116242°N 93.2935403°W / 43.6116242; -93.2935403[1]
MouthWest Fork Cedar River
 • location
Black Hawk County, Iowa
 • coordinates
42°38′03″N 92°30′05″W / 42.6341488°N 92.5012982°W / 42.6341488; -92.5012982
 • elevation
869 ft (265 m)[1]
Length113 miles (182 km)
Discharge 
 • locationShell Rock, Iowa
 • average1,211 cu/ft. per sec.[2]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightWinnebago River

The Shell Rock River is a 113-mile-long (182 km)[3] tributary of the West Fork Cedar River in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa in the United States. Via the Cedar and Iowa rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference GNIS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Shell Rock River". USGS.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 13, 2011