Boone River
River in Iowa, US
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The Boone River is a tributary of the Des Moines River in north-central Iowa in the United States. It is 111 miles (179 km) long[2] and drains an area of 895 square miles (2,320 km2).[3] Via the Des Moines River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
| Boone River | |
|---|---|
The Boone River south of Webster City, Iowa | |
 Des Moines River basin with Boone River highlighted | |
| Location | |
| Country | US |
| State | Iowa |
| District | Hamilton County, Iowa, Webster County, Iowa, Wright County, Iowa, Hancock County, Iowa |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 43.1397°N 93.8744°W |
| Mouth | Des Moines River |
• location | Stratford, Iowa, US |
• coordinates | 42.3105°N 93.9361°W |
• elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 612.48 cu ft/s (17.344 m3/s) (estimate)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Middle Branch Boone River |
| • right | East Branch Boone River |
About
The Boone River rises near Britt in western Hancock County and flows generally southwardly through Wright, Hamilton and Webster counties, past Goldfield and Webster City.[4] It flows into the Des Moines River 17 miles (27 km) north of Boone.[5]
Tributaries of the Boone River also drain portions of Kossuth and Humboldt counties.[4] Two headwaters tributaries are known as the East Branch Boone River[6] and the Middle Branch Boone River.[7]
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has designated the lower 26 miles (42 km) of the Boone River from Webster City to its mouth as a "Protected Water Area". This stretch of the river cuts through a wooded valley and allows canoeing and fishing for smallmouth bass, channel catfish, walleye, northern pike and flathead catfish.[8]