Boone River | |
Map: | Booneriveriowamap.png |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | US |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type4: | District |
Subdivision Name4: | Hamilton County, Iowa, Webster County, Iowa, Wright County, Iowa, Hancock County, Iowa |
Discharge1 Location: | mouth |
Discharge1 Avg: | 612.48cuft/s (estimate)[1] |
Source1 Coordinates: | 43.1397°N -93.8744°W |
Mouth: | Des Moines River |
Mouth Location: | Stratford, Iowa, US |
Mouth Coordinates: | 42.3105°N -93.9361°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 909feet |
Tributaries Left: | Middle Branch Boone River |
Tributaries Right: | East Branch Boone River |
The Boone River is a tributary of the Des Moines River in north-central Iowa in the United States. It is long[2] and drains an area of .[3] Via the Des Moines River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
The Boone River rises near Britt in western Hancock County and flows generally southwardly through Wright, Hamilton and Webster counties, past Goldfield and Webster City.[4] It flows into the Des Moines River north of Boone.[5]
Tributaries of the Boone River also drain portions of Kossuth and Humboldt counties.[4] Two headwaters tributaries are known as the East Branch Boone River and the Middle Branch Boone River.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has designated the lower of the Boone River from Webster City to its mouth as a "Protected Water Area". This stretch of the river cuts through a wooded valley and allows canoeing and fishing for smallmouth bass, channel catfish, walleye, northern pike and flathead catfish.[6]