The Boone River is a tributary of the
Des Moines River
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in north-central
Iowa
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in the
United States
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. It is long
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed May 26, 2011 and drains an area of . Via the Des Moines River, it is part of the
watershed of the
Mississippi River
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.
About
The Boone River rises near
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Places
* Britt, Iowa, United States
* Britt, Minnesota, United States
* Britt, Ontario, Canada
* Britt Peak, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
* Britt Township, Hancock County, Iowa, United States
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* Britt (actress), Swed ...
in western
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and flows generally southwardly through
Wright
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,
Hamilton and
Webster counties, past
Goldfield and
Webster City.
DeLorme
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(1998). ''Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. . It flows into the Des Moines River north of
Boone.
Tributaries of the Boone River also drain portions of
Kossuth and
Humboldt Humboldt may refer to:
People
* Alexander von Humboldt, German natural scientist, brother of Wilhelm von Humboldt
* Wilhelm von Humboldt, German linguist, philosopher, and diplomat, brother of Alexander von Humboldt
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counties.
[ Two ]headwaters
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Definition
Th ...
tributaries are known as the East Branch Boone River and the Middle Branch Boone River.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has designated the lower of the Boone River from Webster City to its mouth as a "Protected Water Area". This stretch of the river cuts through a wooded valley and allows canoeing
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and fishing for smallmouth bass, channel catfish
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, walleye
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, northern pike
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and flathead catfish
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.Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Water Trails: Boone River.
See also
*
List of Iowa rivers
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*those that form part of the boundaries of the U.S. state of Iowa;
*ordered by drainage basin, with tributaries indented under each larger rive ...
References
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Rivers of Iowa
Rivers of Hamilton County, Iowa
Rivers of Hancock County, Iowa
Rivers of Webster County, Iowa
Rivers of Wright County, Iowa