The following is a list of rivers 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.

[edit] Rivers on the boundary

• Mississippi River (Illinois, Wisconsin)
• Missouri River (Nebraska)
• Big Sioux River (South Dakota)
• Des Moines River (20 miles/32 kilometers of the boundary with Missouri)

[edit] Ordered by drainage basin

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.

[edit] Upper Mississippi River Drainage Basin Mississippi River Fabius River (MO) North Fabius River Wyaconda River Fox River Little Fox River Des Moines River Competine Creek White Breast Creek South River Middle River North River Raccoon River North Raccoon River South Raccoon River Middle Raccoon River Beaver Creek Boone River White Fox Creek Lizard Creek East Fork Des Moines River Skunk River Cedar Creek North Skunk River South Skunk River Thunder Creek Squaw Creek Flint River Iowa River Cedar River Wolf Creek Beaver Creek West Fork Cedar River Shell Rock River Winnebago River 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 Wapsipinicon River Little Wapsipinicon River Little Wapsipinicon River Elk River Maquoketa River North Fork Maquoketa River Catfish Creek Little Maquoketa River Cloie Branch Turkey River Little Turkey River Volga River Little Turkey River Yellow River Bear Creek Norfolk Creek Upper Iowa River Bear Creek Waterloo Creek Canoe Creek Pine Creek Pine Creek Minnesota River (MN) Blue Earth River

[edit] Missouri River Drainage Basin Missouri River Chariton River South Fork Chariton River Grand River Thompson River Weldon River Little River Platte River 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 Broken Kettle Creek Rock River Little Rock River Iowa river

[edit] Ordered alphabetically

[edit] References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Rivers of Iowa

• USGS Geographic Names Information Service
• USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Iowa (1974)

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