List of rivers of Iowa
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The following is a list of rivers and streams in Iowa. The rivers are listed by multiple arrangements:
- those that form part of the boundaries of the U.S. state of Iowa;
- ordered by drainage basin, with tributaries indented under each larger river's name;
- ordered alphabetically.
Rivers on the boundary
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- Mississippi River (Illinois, Wisconsin)
- Missouri River (Nebraska)
- Big Sioux River (South Dakota)
- Des Moines River (20 mi or 32 km of the boundary with Missouri)
By drainage basin
[edit | edit source]This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All Iowa rivers are part of the Mississippi River Watershed, which in Iowa consists of the Upper Mississippi River Drainage Basin and the Missouri River Drainage Basin.
Upper Mississippi River drainage basin[edit | edit source]
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Missouri River drainage basin[edit | edit source]
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Alphabetically
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rivers of Iowa.
- USGS Geographic Names Information Service
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Iowa (1974)