Little Rock River | |
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Mouth of the Little Rock River | |
Location | |
Country | US |
State | Iowa, Minnesota |
District | Lyon County, Iowa, Osceola County, Iowa, Nobles County, Minnesota |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 43°36′55″N 95°41′24″W / 43.61528°N 95.69000°W / 43.61528; -95.69000[1] |
Mouth | Rock River |
• location | Doon, Iowa, US |
• coordinates | 43°15′51″N 96°14′48″W / 43.26417°N 96.24667°W / 43.26417; -96.24667[1] |
• elevation | 1,250[1] ft (380 m) |
The Little Rock River is a tributary of the Rock River, 74.5 miles (119.9 km) long,[2] in southwestern Minnesota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. Via the Rock, Big Sioux and Missouri rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
It has also been known as "Little Rock Creek".[1]
The Little Rock River rises in Nobles County, Minnesota, 3 miles (5 km) west of the town of Worthington, and flows generally southwestwardly through Osceola and Lyon counties in Iowa, where it passes the towns of Little Rock and George. It flows into the Rock River about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Doon.[3]
Minnesota tributaries of the Upper Mississippi River below St Anthony Falls
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Minnesota River |
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St. Croix River |
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Cannon River |
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Zumbro River |
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Whitewater River |
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Root River |
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Upper Iowa River (Iowa, Minnesota) |
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Iowa River (Iowa) |
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Des Moines River (Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri) |
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Missouri River (Missouri, Iowa) |
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Other rivers and streams |
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Streams by region |
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See also: List of rivers of Minnesota, North Shore Streams, Wisconsin rivers, Iowa rivers, North Dakota rivers |
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