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The Little Sioux River was known as Eaneah-waudepon or "Stone River" to the Sioux Indians. Its tributaries include the Ocheyedan River, Maple River and the West Fork of the Little Sioux River. The Little Sioux River is integral to the Nepper Watershed Project, a major Iowa flood control and soil conservation program that was introduced in 1947. [2]
The West Fork of the Little Sioux River is a river in the northwestern Iowa, United States. It is a tributary to the Little Sioux River through the Garretson Outlet Ditch within the Missouri River floodplain which it enters at 42°09′44″N 96°05′50″W / 42.16222°N 96.09722°W / 42.16222; -96.
Little Turkey River (Clayton County, Iowa) Volga River; Little Turkey River (Fayette County, Iowa) Yellow River. Bear Creek; Norfolk Creek; Upper Iowa River. French Creek; Bear Creek. Waterloo Creek; Canoe Creek. Pine Creek (Canoe Creek) Trout River; Pine Creek (Upper Iowa River tributary) Minnesota River (MN) Blue Earth River. Middle Branch ...
The Little Sioux River tore through the bottom of the town, destroying at least two homes, flooding soybean fields and a public park. The river raged so loudly that it sounded like white-water rapids.
The city sits at the convergence of the Little Sioux and Ocheyedan rivers, the latter of which surpassed its record set in 1953 by 4 feet. The Little Sioux barely missed its record by .02 feet.
By 1804, there were a number of Native American groups in Iowa: the Sauk (Sac) and Meskwaki (Fox) on the eastern edge of Iowa along the Mississippi; the Ioway along the bank of the Des Moines River; the Otoe, Missouri, and Omaha along the Missouri River, and the Sioux in the Northern and Western parts of the State. [4]
The Little Sioux River floods Smithland, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. About 4 miles south of Smithland, near the town of Rodney, the Nagel District maintains a vulnerable levee segment.
The Ocheyedan River is a tributary of the Little Sioux River, 58 mi (93 km) long, in southwestern Minnesota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. Via the Little Sioux and Missouri Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The river has been channelized for much of its length. [2] [3] [4]