Soldier River

The Soldier River is a tributary of the Missouri River, about 67 miles (108 km) long,[2] in western Iowa in the United States. Several portions of the river's course have been straightened and channelized.

Soldier River
A channelized section of the Soldier River near Moorhead
This excerpt from the Lewis and Clark map of 1814 shows the rivers of western Iowa. The "Soldier's River" is seen at the center of the map.
Location
CountryUS
StateIowa
DistrictHarrison County, Iowa
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates42.2697°N 95.3297°W / 42.2697; -95.3297
MouthMissouri River
  coordinates
41.7375°N 96.0978°W / 41.7375; -96.0978
  elevation
1,010 ft (310 m)
Discharge 
  locationPisgah, Iowa
  average174 cu/ft. per sec.[1]
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Soldier River

The Soldier River rises in southeastern Ida County and flows generally southwestwardly through northwestern Crawford, southeastern Monona and northwestern Harrison Counties, past the towns of Ute, Soldier, Moorhead and Pisgah. It flows into the Missouri River via a diversion channel about 5 mi (8 km) west-northwest of Mondamin.

At Ute, the river collects the East Soldier River, which rises near Schleswig and flows past Charter Oak. The East Soldier River collects the Middle Soldier River, which flows past Ricketts.

See also

  • List of Iowa rivers

References

  1. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ia/nwis/uv/?site_no=06608500&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 30, 2011
  • Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
  • DeLorme (1998). Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-214-5.
  • Geographic Names Information System entries for U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Soldier River, U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Soldier River, U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middle Soldier River


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