Wolf River (Kansas)

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Wolf River
none The Wolf River near its mouth in 2006
The Wolf River near its mouth in 2006
Country United States
State Kansas
Watershed 247.8 sq mi (642 km²) [1]
Source
 - location north of Powhattan
 - coordinates 39°47′38″N 95°38′28″W / 39.79389, -95.64111 [2]
 - elevation 1,181 ft (360 m) [3]
Mouth Missouri River
 - location southeast of White Cloud
 - coordinates 39°53′55″N 95°11′30″W / 39.89861, -95.19167 [2]
 - elevation 827 ft (252 m) [3]

The Wolf River is a tributary of the Missouri River in northeastern Kansas in the United States, draining an area of 247.8 square miles (642 km²) in the Dissected Till Plains region.

It rises in Brown County, approximately three miles (5 km) north of Powhattan, and flows generally eastwardly into Doniphan County, past the communities of Robinson, Leona, and Severance. Near Severance, the river turns northward; it flows into the Missouri River approximately eight miles (13 km) southeast of White Cloud.[4]

According to a 2001 study by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, 71% of the Wolf River watershed is cropland, 25% is grassland, 3% is woodland, and 0.5% is urban.[1]

[edit] Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Wolf River has also been known historically as:[2]

  • Petite Riviere de Cansez
  • Riviere du Loup
  • Shun-ta-nesh-nanga
  • Wolf Creek

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (2001-06-28). TMDLs for the Missouri Basin: Wolf River. Retrieved on 2007-02-04.
  2. ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. GNIS entry for Wolf River (Feature ID #472812). Retrieved on 2007-02-04.
  3. ^ a b Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
  4. ^ DeLorme (2003). Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. p. 26. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.