English River (Iowa)

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The English River at Riverside

The English River is a tributary of the Iowa River in southeastern Iowa in the United States. Measured from the source of its longest headwaters tributary, it is 85 mi (137 km) long. Via the Iowa River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. The Deep River is a minor tributary of the English River. The towns of North English, South English and Deep River are named for the English and Deep Rivers.

[edit] Course

The English River flows for much of its course as two streams:

The North English River is the longer of the two forks. It rises just south of Grinnell in western Poweshiek County and flows generally east-southeastwardly through Iowa County, past the town of Guernsey. In Iowa County it collects two minor tributaries, the Deep River and the Middle English River, both of which rise in Poweshiek County and flow eastwardly for short distances.
The South English River rises just south of Montezuma in southern Poweshiek County and flows generally eastwardly through extreme northeastern Mahaska County and northern Keokuk County.

The north and south forks join in extreme northwestern Washington County; The English River then flows generally eastwardly for about 35 mi (56 km), past the town of Riverside. It joins the Iowa River in northeastern Washington County, 12 mi (19 km) south of Iowa City.