Little Sioux River
| Little Sioux River | ||
 Course of the Little Sioux River (highlighted in color) in the catchment area of the Missouri River |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 657126 | |
| location | Minnesota , Iowa (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | in Southwest Minnesota, 43 ° 39 ′ 52 " N , 95 ° 18 ′ 53" W. |
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| muzzle | in the Missouri River coordinates: 41 ° 48'13 " N , 96 ° 4'1" W 41 ° 48'13 " N , 96 ° 4'1" W. |
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| Mouth height |
310 m
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| length | 415 km | |
The Little Sioux River is a left tributary of the Missouri River . It originated in southwest Minnesota near the Iowa border . It flows in a south-westerly direction across northwestern Iowa and flows into the Missouri River after 415 km at Little Sioux . The Little Sioux River was called Eaneah-waudepon or Stone River by the Sioux Indians . Its tributaries include the Ocheyedan River , the Maple River, and the West Fork of the Little Sioux River . The Little Sioux River is an integral part of the Nepper Watershed Project , a flood control project in Iowa that was founded in 1947 to regulate runoff and protect farmland from flooding and erosion.
Individual evidence
- ^ USGS - Geographic Names Information System - Little Sioux River
- ^ US Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map , accessed March 30, 2011