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The following is a list of rivers and creeks in Iowa. The
river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
s are listed by multiple arrangements: *those that form part of the boundaries of the
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Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...
; *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 The Mississippi River is the main stem, primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind only the Missouri River, Missouri. From its traditional source of Lake Ita ...
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Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
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Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...
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Missouri River The Missouri River is a river in the Central United States, Central and Mountain states, Mountain West regions of the United States. The nation's longest, it rises in the eastern Centennial Mountains of the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Moun ...
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Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...
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Big Sioux River The Big Sioux River is a tributary of the Missouri River in eastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. It flows generally southwardly for ,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataTh ...
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South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...
) * Des Moines River ( of the boundary with
Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...
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By drainage basin

This list is arranged by
drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All Iowa rivers are part of the
Mississippi River Watershed The Mississippi River is the primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind only the Missouri. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota ...
, which in Iowa consists of the Upper Mississippi River Drainage Basin and the
Missouri River The Missouri River is a river in the Central United States, Central and Mountain states, Mountain West regions of the United States. The nation's longest, it rises in the eastern Centennial Mountains of the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Moun ...
Drainage Basin.


Upper Mississippi River drainage basin

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Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the main stem, primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind only the Missouri River, Missouri. From its traditional source of Lake Ita ...
**'' Fabius River (MO)'' *** North Fabius River **
Wyaconda River Wyaconda River is a stream in Davis County, in the U.S. state of Iowa, and Lewis and Clark counties in Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, M ...
** Fox River *** Little Fox River ** Des Moines River *** Competine Creek *** White Breast Creek *** South River *** Middle River *** North River ***
Raccoon River The Raccoon River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 26, 2011 tributary of the Des Moines River in central Iowa in the United States. As measured using the long ...
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North Raccoon River The Raccoon River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 26, 2011 tributary of the Des Moines River in central Iowa in the United States. As measured using the long ...
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South Raccoon River The Raccoon River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 26, 2011 tributary of the Des Moines River in central Iowa in the United States. As measured using the long ...
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Middle Raccoon River The Raccoon River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 26, 2011 tributary of the Des Moines River in central Iowa in the United States. As measured using the long ...
*** Beaver Creek ***
Pea's Creek Ledges State Park is a state park in Boone County, Iowa, United States, located approximately south of the city of Boone. The park contains a sandstone gorge carved by Pea's Creek, a tributary of the Des Moines River. The gorge is deep in p ...
**** Davis Creek ***
Boone River The Boone River is a tributary of the Des Moines River in north-central Iowa in the United States. It is longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 26, 2011 and drains a ...
**** White Fox Creek *** Lizard Creek *** East Fork Des Moines River ** Skunk River *** Cedar Creek *** North Skunk River *** South Skunk River **** Thunder Creek **** Ioway Creek ** Flint River **
Iowa River The Iowa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the state of Iowa in the United States. It is about longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed May 13, 2011 and i ...
*** Cedar River **** Wolf Creek **** Black Hawk Creek **** Beaver Creek **** West Fork Cedar River ***** Shell Rock River ****** Winnebago River ******* Lime Creek **** Little Cedar River *** English River **** North English River ***** Middle English River ***** Deep River **** South English River *** South Fork Iowa River *** East Branch Iowa River *** West Branch Iowa River ** Duck Creek ** Wapsipinicon River *** Buffalo Creek *** Little Wapsipinicon River (south) *** Little Wapsipinicon River (north) ** Elk River ** Maquoketa River *** North Fork Maquoketa River **** Farmers Creek ** Mill Creek ** Spruce Creek ** Tete Des Morts Creek ** Catfish Creek ** Bee Branch Creek ** Little Maquoketa River *** Cloie Branch ** Turkey River *** Little Turkey River (Clayton County, Iowa) ***
Volga River The Volga (, ) is the longest river in Europe and the longest endorheic basin river in the world. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of , and a catchment ...
*** Little Turkey River (Fayette County, Iowa) **
Yellow River The Yellow River, also known as Huanghe, is the second-longest river in China and the List of rivers by length, sixth-longest river system on Earth, with an estimated length of and a Drainage basin, watershed of . Beginning in the Bayan H ...
*** Bear Creek *** Norfolk Creek ** Upper Iowa River *** French Creek *** Bear Creek **** Waterloo Creek *** Canoe Creek **** Pine Creek (Canoe Creek) *** Trout River *** Pine Creek (Upper Iowa River tributary) **''
Minnesota River The Minnesota River () is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 332 miles (534 km) long, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It drains a watershed of in Minnesota and about in South Dakota and Iowa. It rises in southwestern ...
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Blue Earth River The Blue Earth River () is a tributary of the Minnesota River, long, in southern Minnesota in the United States. Two of its headwaters tributaries, the Middle Branch Blue Earth River and the West Branch Blue Earth River, also flow for short di ...
****Middle Branch Blue Earth River ****West Branch Blue Earth River


Missouri River drainage basin

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Missouri River The Missouri River is a river in the Central United States, Central and Mountain states, Mountain West regions of the United States. The nation's longest, it rises in the eastern Centennial Mountains of the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Moun ...
** Chariton River *** South Fork Chariton River ** Grand River ***
Thompson River The Thompson River is the largest tributary of the Fraser River, flowing through the south-central portion of British Columbia, Canada. The Thompson River has two main branches, the South Thompson River and the North Thompson River. The river ...
**** Weldon River ***** Little River **
Platte River The Platte River () is a major American river, in the state of Nebraska. It is about long; measured to its farthest source via its tributary, the North Platte River, it flows for over . The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River, w ...
*** One Hundred and Two River **** West Fork One Hundred and Two River **** Middle Fork One Hundred and Two River **** East Fork One Hundred and Two River ** Nodaway River *** East Nodaway River **** East Fork East Nodaway River *** West Nodaway River **** Middle Nodaway River **** West Fork Middle Nodaway River ***** Rutt Branch ** Tarkio River ** Nishnabotna River *** East Nishnabotna River *** West Nishnabotna River **** Walnut Creek **** Silver Creek **** East Branch West Nishnabotna River **** West Fork West Nishnabotna River ** Keg Creek ** Mosquito Creek ** Boyer River *** Willow River *** East Boyer River ** Soldier River *** East Soldier River **** Middle Soldier River ** Little Sioux River *** Maple River *** Ocheyedan River **** Little Ocheyedan River *** West Fork Little Sioux River ** Floyd River *** West Branch Floyd River **** Little Floyd River ** Perry Creek **
Big Sioux River The Big Sioux River is a tributary of the Missouri River in eastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. It flows generally southwardly for ,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataTh ...
*** Broken Kettle Creek *** Rock River **** Little Rock River


Alphabetically

* Bear Creek (Upper Iowa River tributary) * Bear Creek (Yellow River tributary) * Beaver Creek (Cedar River tributary) *
Beaver Creek (Polk County, Iowa) Beaver Creek is a tributary of the Des Moines River that rises at the northern border of Boone County in the U.S. state of Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States ...
, a tributary of the Des Moines River * Bee Branch Creek *
Big Sioux River The Big Sioux River is a tributary of the Missouri River in eastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. It flows generally southwardly for ,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataTh ...
* Black Hawk Creek *
Blue Earth River The Blue Earth River () is a tributary of the Minnesota River, long, in southern Minnesota in the United States. Two of its headwaters tributaries, the Middle Branch Blue Earth River and the West Branch Blue Earth River, also flow for short di ...
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Boone River The Boone River is a tributary of the Des Moines River in north-central Iowa in the United States. It is longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 26, 2011 and drains a ...
* Boyer River * Broken Kettle Creek * Buck Creek (Mississippi River tributary) * Buffalo Creek (Wapsipinicon River tributary) * Canoe Creek * Catfish Creek * Cedar River * Chariton River * Cloie Branch * Competine Creek * Davis Creek * Deep River * Des Moines River * East Fork One Hundred and Two River * East Nodaway River * Elk River * English River * Farmers Creek * Flint River * Floyd River * Fox River * French Creek * Grand River *
Iowa River The Iowa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the state of Iowa in the United States. It is about longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed May 13, 2011 and i ...
* Ioway Creek * Lime Creek * Little Cedar River * Little Fox River * Little Maquoketa River * Little Ocheyedan River * Little River * Little Rock River * Little Sioux River * Little Turkey River (Clayton County, Iowa) * Little Turkey River (Fayette County, Iowa) * Little Wapsipinicon River (north) * Little Wapsipinicon River (south) * Maple River * Maquoketa River * Middle Fork One Hundred and Two River * Middle Nodaway River * Middle River * Mill Creek *
Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the main stem, primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind only the Missouri River, Missouri. From its traditional source of Lake Ita ...
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Missouri River The Missouri River is a river in the Central United States, Central and Mountain states, Mountain West regions of the United States. The nation's longest, it rises in the eastern Centennial Mountains of the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Moun ...
* Mosquito Creek * Nishnabotna River * Nodaway River * Norfolk Creek * North Fabius River * North River * Ocheyedan River *
Pea's Creek Ledges State Park is a state park in Boone County, Iowa, United States, located approximately south of the city of Boone. The park contains a sandstone gorge carved by Pea's Creek, a tributary of the Des Moines River. The gorge is deep in p ...
* Perry Creek * Pine Creek (Canoe Creek) * Pine Creek (Upper Missouri River tributary) *
Platte River The Platte River () is a major American river, in the state of Nebraska. It is about long; measured to its farthest source via its tributary, the North Platte River, it flows for over . The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River, w ...
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Raccoon River The Raccoon River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 26, 2011 tributary of the Des Moines River in central Iowa in the United States. As measured using the long ...
* Rock Creek (Missouri River tributary) * Rock Creek (Wapsipinicon River tributary) * Rock River * Rutt Branch * Shell Rock River * Skunk River * Soldier River * South River * Spruce Creek * Tarkio River * Tete Des Morts Creek *
Thompson River The Thompson River is the largest tributary of the Fraser River, flowing through the south-central portion of British Columbia, Canada. The Thompson River has two main branches, the South Thompson River and the North Thompson River. The river ...
* Thunder Creek * Trout River * Turkey River * Upper Iowa River *
Volga River The Volga (, ) is the longest river in Europe and the longest endorheic basin river in the world. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of , and a catchment ...
* Wapsipinicon River * Waterloo Creek * Weldon River * West Fork of the Little Sioux River * West Fork One Hundred and Two River * West Nodaway River * White Breast Creek * White Fox Creek * Winnebago River *
Wyaconda River Wyaconda River is a stream in Davis County, in the U.S. state of Iowa, and Lewis and Clark counties in Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, M ...
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Yellow River The Yellow River, also known as Huanghe, is the second-longest river in China and the List of rivers by length, sixth-longest river system on Earth, with an estimated length of and a Drainage basin, watershed of . Beginning in the Bayan H ...


See also

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List of rivers in the United States The following list is a list of rivers of the United States. Alphabetical listing ''Listings of the rivers in the United States by letter of the alphabet:'' List of rivers in the United States: A, A - List of rivers in the United States: B, ...
* State Line Slough (Iowa)


References


USGS Geographic Names Information Service
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Iowa (1974) {{Iowa
Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...
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