Soldier River
River
A channelized section of the Soldier River near Moorhead
Country	US
State	Iowa
District	Harrison County, Iowa
Source
- coordinates	42°16′11″N 95°19′47″W / 42.2697°N 95.3297°W / 42.2697; -95.3297
Mouth	Missouri River
- elevation	1,010 ft (308 m)
- coordinates	41°44′15″N 96°05′52″W / 41.7375°N 96.0978°W / 41.7375; -96.0978
This excerpt from the Lewis and Clark map of 1814 shows the rivers of western Iowa. The "Soldier's River" is seen at the center of the map.
USGS GNIS: Soldier River

The Soldier River is a tributary of the Missouri River, about 80 mi (130 km) long, in western Iowa in the United States. Several portions of the river's course have been straightened and channelized.

The Soldier River rises in southeastern Ida County and flows generally southwestwardly through northwestern Crawford, southeastern Monona and northwestern Harrison Counties, past the towns of Ute, Soldier, Moorhead and Pisgah. It flows into the Missouri River via a diversion channel about 5 mi (8 km) west-northwest of Mondamin.

At Ute, the river collects the East Soldier River, which rises near Schleswig and flows past Charter Oak. The East Soldier River collects the Middle Soldier River, which flows past Ricketts.

[edit] See also

• List of Iowa rivers

[edit] References

• Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
• DeLorme (1998). Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-214-5.
• Geographic Names Information System entries for USGS GNIS: Soldier River, USGS GNIS: East Soldier River, USGS GNIS: Middle Soldier River