Des Moines River
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Des Moines River at Ottumwa - National Weather Service Advanced ...  Historic Crests (1) 22.15 ft on 07/12/1993 (2) 20.97 ft on 06/07/1947 (3) 20.87 ft on 06/15/1947 (4) 20.60 ft on 06/17/2008 (5) 20.23 ft on 05/31/1903 (6) 20.04 ft...
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Des Moines River | river, United States | Britannica.com  Des Moines River, river rising in Lake Shetek in southwestern Minnesota, U.S., near Pipestone, and flowing 525 mi (845 km) in a southeasterly direction to join...
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USGS Current Conditions for USGS 05489500 Des Moines River at ...  USGS 05489500 Des Moines River at Ottumwa, IA ... Gage. View Downstream. > National Weather Service River Forecast. NWS AHPS Advanced Hydrologic...
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Here's what would replace dams on downtown Des Moines River  Apr 25, 2016 ... The Des Moines Register reports that the biggest obstacle to the group's efforts is a series of century-old, low-head dams that limit access to...
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Des Moines, Iowa - Wikipedia  Des Moines Listen/dmn/ is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa ... It is located on and named after the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the French colonial name, Rivire des Moines, meaning...
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River Geology  Mississippi Valley Traveler  Mar 5, 2011 ... Before the river was channelized for navigation, the Mississippi would regularly .... Minnesota to a watery behemoth along the latter part of its course. ... By the time the river reaches St. Paul (Minnesota), its average flow has ... The widest spot today is just north of Clinton, Iowa where the river is 3 miles wide.
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Kyle Munson's Iowa Map | The Des Moines Register ...  Kyle is traveling around our state, one small town and county at a time. .... This IA town touts itself as the "Crossroads of the Nation" with a vibrant ... In 2000, 66.6% of Sioux Center residents identified as being of Dutch heritage. ... Last fall we went trout fishing and happened across the Franklin Hotel in Strawberry Point.
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Top Iowa Media & Newspapers - Des Moines Register, KCCI ...  Selection of the most popular Iowa newspapers and online news outlets. ... Iowa Newspapers & News. 10 Largest Cities in Iowa. 1Des Moines203,433 ... Courier  Hoopla  Spencer Daily Reporter. Iowa Flag. Great Seal of Iowa. Population
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J! Archive - Show #3164, aired 1998-05-07  The Detroit, Huron & Grand Rivers flow into Lake Erie, & this river with a famous ... The Platte River joins it near Omaha; the Kansas River joins it at Kansas City...
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SD's Big Sioux among dirtiest rivers in nation | | siouxcityjournal.com  May 7, 2012 ... SIOUX FALLS -- The Big Sioux River snakes 420 miles down ... The southeastern tip of Union County, S.D. at the confluence of the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers is shown ... flatiron and meanders into Iowa and flows into the Missouri River. .... In Sioux Falls, the city wastewater plant and John Morrell are the...
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Information Center - Historical Information - City of Des Moines  The history of Des Moines can be traced to 1834, when John Dougherty, ... Captain Allen proposed to name the garrison Fort Raccoon but was directed by the War ... from the Indian word 'moingona' meaning river of the mounds which referred to ... and later that year the city was designated the capitol of the State of Iowa.
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Savannah River - Wikipedia
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Reversing the river - Chicago Tribune  Sending the river south means Chicago's drinking water is safe at last. ... had been tipped off that the flow of the Chicago River was about to be reversed. ... toward Lockport and the Des Plaines River, instead of east toward Lake Michigan. ... Cities along the Des Plaines, Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, especially St. Louis,...
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Mississippi River - Wikipedia  The Mississippi River is the chief river of the largest drainage system on the North American ... Mississippi River near Fire Point in Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa ... Flowing entirely in the United States (although its drainage basin reaches into .... 7, near La Crosse, Wisconsin, is more than 4 miles (6.4 km) wide.
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South Branch Potomac River - Wikipedia  The Potomac River /ptomk is located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States and flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The river (main stem and North Branch) is approximately 405 miles (652 km) ..... North of the confluence of the South Branch with Smith Creek, the river flows along Town ..... Updated 2008-04-15.
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Mississippi River - Wikipedia
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Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal - Wikipedia  The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, historically known as the Chicago Drainage Canal, is a 28-mile-long (45 km) canal system that connects the Chicago River to the Des Plaines River. ... The two provide the only navigation for ships between the Great Lakes Waterway and the Mississippi River system. The canal was...
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Our River | Cape Fear River Assembly  The river begins near Greensboro and Winston-Salem as two rivers, the Deep River and the Haw River. These two rivers converge near Moncure to form the...
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Barnstormers Name Brad Banks Starting Quarterback ...  DES MOINES  Iowa Barnstormers Head Coach and Director of Football Operations announced today that ... He won the Davey O'Brien Award as the nation's best quarterback, was named the Associated Press ... Banks also finished second in the 2002 Heisman Trophy balloting to Southern California's Carson Palmer.
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Iowa Newspapers - W3Newspapers  Des Moines Register (Polk County. One of the largest daily newspapers in Iowa. The newspaper published by Gannett Company and circulates all over IA State.
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Iowa Rail History - Office of Rail Transportation  The former Rock Island main line across Iowa from Chicago to Davenport to Council Bluffs and Omaha is now operated by the Iowa Interstate Railroad. In 1867...