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The Iowa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the state of Iowa in the United States. It is about 300 miles long and is open to traffic to Iowa City, about 65 miles from its mouth. Length 6,270 km Elevation of the source 450 m Average discharge Saint LouisÂ¹: 5,500 mÂ³/s VicksburgÂ²: 16,800 mÂ³/s Baton RougeÂ³: 12,800 mÂ³/s Area watershed 2,980,000 kmÂ² Origin Lake Itasca Mouth Gulf of Mexico Basin countries United States (98. ... State nickname: The Hawkeye State Other U.S. States Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Governor Thomas Vilsack (D) Official languages English Area 145,743 kmÂ² (26th) - Land 144,701 kmÂ² - Water 1,042 kmÂ² (0. ... Old Capitol Building in February 2005 Iowa City is a city located in Johnson County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 62,220. ...

It arises in two branches, the West Branch and East Branch, both of which have their headwaters in Hancock County, which join after approximately 25 miles. Hancock County is a county located in the state of Iowa. ...

The Iowa then proceeds roughly in a southeast direction, passing through towns of Iowa Falls and Marshalltown, and through the Amana Colonies. In Johnson County, it turns southward and passes through Iowa City. The river is dammed to create the Coralville Lake reservoir north of Iowa City. Iowa Falls is a city located in Hardin County, Iowa. ... Marshalltown is a city located in Marshall County, Iowa. ... The Amana Colonies is a settlement of German Pietists in Iowa comprised of seven different villages. ... Johnson County is a county located in the state of Iowa. ...

South of Iowa City, it is joined by the English, and then in Louisa County by the Cedar before flowing into the Mississippi. The English River is a tributary of the Iowa River in the state of Iowa in the upper midwest of the United States. ... Louisa County is a county located in the state of Iowa. ... The Cedar River is a river, in Iowa, which is named after the juniper trees growing there (mistakenly called cedar by early settlers). ...

Categories: 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...

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Iowa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2579 words)
	Iowa is bordered by Minnesota on the north; Nebraska and South Dakota on the west; Missouri on the south; and Wisconsin and Illinois on the east.
	In the northeast along the Mississippi River is a section of the Driftless Zone, which in Iowa consists of low rugged hills covered with conifers—a landscape not usually associated with this state.
	Iowa, in common with other Midwestern states (especially Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, North and South Dakota), is feeling the brunt of falling populations.

History of Iowa Chapter 4 - Iowa's Indians (2273 words)
	Iowa was a battle ground, but the records are lost, save as the mounds would furnish mute testimony to the deeds that were.
	The Sioux were to hunt north of a line passing from the mouth of the Upper Iowa River through the upper fork of the Des Moines River to the fork of the Big Sioux, and down the Big Sioux to the Missouri.
	In Iowa the Winnebago hunting grounds were along the Upper Iowa River, the Turkey, the Cedar and the Wapsipinicon.

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