North River (Iowa)

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The North River as viewed from the Great Western Trail in northwestern Warren County
The North River as viewed from the Great Western Trail in northwestern Warren County
The North River as viewed from a rural road in northwestern Warren County
The North River as viewed from a rural road in northwestern Warren County

The North River is a tributary of the Des Moines River in south-central Iowa in the United States. It is approximately 70 miles (115 km) long[1] and drains an area of 349.2 mi² (904.4 km²).[2] Via the Des Moines River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.

The North River rises northeast of Casey in southern Guthrie County and flows generally eastwardly through Adair, Madison and Warren Counties, past Carlisle, into southeastern Polk County,[3] where it joins the Des Moines River 10 mi (16 km) southeast of Des Moines.[1]

In Madison County, it collects a short tributary known as the North Branch North River.[4]

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  1. ^ a b Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry for North River
  2. ^ Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Watershed Monitoring and Assessment: North River
  3. ^ DeLorme (1998). Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-214-5.
  4. ^ USGS GNIS: North Branch North River