The Boyer River at Denison

The Boyer River is a tributary of the Missouri River, 139 mi (224 km) long, in western Iowa in the United States. Most sections of the river's course have been straightened and channelized. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Denison is a city located in Crawford County, Iowa. ... Look up tributary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the United States. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... This article is about stream channelization. ...

The Boyer River is named for a settler who hunted and trapped in the watershed before the time of Lewis and Clark. Explorers, including Lewis and Clark, John James Audubon, and Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied, navigated through the region near the mouth of the Boyer as they traveled up the Missouri River. This area is now part of the Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). This was originally an island of sand and sediments deposited in the Missouri River by the Boyer River. Gradually, the Missouri River eroded a major channel (chute) through the sediment; this came to be known as Boyer Chute, and was the preferred channel used by explorers and traders until the Missouri eventually changed its course. This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Lewis and Clark The Lewis and Clark expedition (1804-1806) was the first United States overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back. ... The Lewis and Clark expedition (1804-1806) was the first American overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back. ... John James Audubon John James Audubon[1] (April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a Franco-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. ... Prince Alexander Philipp Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied (1782 - 1867) was a German explorer. ... The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the United States. ... Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge, created in 1996, is located along the banks of the Missouri River in the U.S. state of Nebraska. ... National Wildlife Refuge is a designation for certain protected areas of the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. ...

Course

The Boyer River at Denison

The Boyer River rises near Storm Lake in southwestern Buena Vista County and initially flows southwardly into Sac County. In southern Sac County it turns southwestward and flows through Crawford, Harrison and Pottawattamie Counties, past the towns of Deloit, Denison, Arion, Dow City, Dunlap, Woodbine, Logan and Missouri Valley. It enters the Missouri River in northwestern Pottawattamie County, 13 mi (21 km) north of Council Bluffs. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Storm Lake is a city in Buena Vista County, Iowa, United States. ... Buena Vista County is a county located in the state of Iowa. ... Sac County is a county located in the state of Iowa. ... Crawford County is a county located in the state of Iowa. ... Harrison County is a county located in the state of Iowa. ... Location in the state of Iowa Formed Seat Council Bluffs and Avoca Area  - Total  - Water 2,486 km² (960 mi²) 15 km² (6 mi²) 0. ... Deloit is a city located in Crawford County, Iowa. ... Denison is a city located in Crawford County, Iowa. ... Arion is a city located in Crawford County, Iowa. ... Dow City is a city located in Crawford County, Iowa. ... Dunlap is a city located in Harrison County, Iowa. ... Woodbine is a city located in Harrison County, Iowa. ... Logan is a city located in Harrison County, Iowa. ... Missouri Valley may refer to: Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri River This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Satellite photo showing Council Bluffs and Omaha, Nebraska Council Bluffs is the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States on the east bank of the Missouri River. ...

At Denison, the Boyer collects the East Boyer River, which rises in northwestern Carroll County and flows southwestwardly past Vail. In southwestern Harrison County, it collects the Willow River. Carroll County is a county located in the state of Iowa. ... Vail is a city located in Crawford County, Iowa. ...

See also

• List of Iowa rivers

This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Iowa Rivers that form part of the boundary of Iowa Mississippi River (Illinois, Wisconsin) Missouri River (Nebraska) Big Sioux River (South Dakota) Des Moines River (see below) Rivers that flow through Iowa Boone River Cedar River Chariton River...

References

• Boyer Chute NWR
• Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
• DeLorme (1998). Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-214-5.
• Geographic Names Information System entry for Boyer River, retrieved 4 February 2006
• GNIS entry for East Boyer River, retrieved 4 February 2006