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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.
The Little Sioux River crested at 30.7 feet at 9 p.m. Monday in Correctionville, about 1.5 feet above the record, according to the National Water Prediction Service. It was at 29 feet Tuesday morning.
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 Big Sioux River at Riverside in Sioux City crested at 45 feet around 8 a.m. Monday morning — seven feet higher than the previous record of 37.7 feet, according to a news release from Sioux City.
The Little Sioux/Smith Lake Site contains 2,980 acres (12 km 2) and is perhaps the best example of the unique topography produced by large deposits of loess soil. The 7,440-acre (30 km 2 ) Turin Site of the Loess Hills National Natural Landmark is located just outside Turin and also contains the Turin Man prehistoric archeological site.
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 area around the Iowa Great Lakes was not known for permanent settlement by the Sioux but rather for recreation or hunting. [7] When settlers arrived around 1856 it led to conflicts and eventually the Spirit Lake Massacre in 1857. After the massacre, European settlers slowly returned and by 1900 nearly 8,000 people were living in the area.