English River (Iowa)
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The English River is a tributary of the Iowa River in southeastern Iowa in the United States. The main stem of the river is Script error: No such module "convert". long.[1] Including its longest headwaters tributary, the North English River, the total length increases to Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] Via the Iowa River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. The Deep River is a minor tributary of the English River. The towns of North English, South English and Deep River are named for the English and Deep rivers.
Course
The English River flows for much of its course in north and south forks, which join in extreme northwestern Washington County. The English River then flows generally eastwardly for about Script error: No such module "convert".,[1] past the town of Riverside. It joins the Iowa River in northeastern Washington County, Script error: No such module "convert". south of Iowa City.
North English River
The Script error: No such module "convert". North English River[1] is the longer of the two forks. It rises just south of Grinnell in western Poweshiek County and flows generally east-southeastwardly through Iowa County, past the town of Guernsey. In Iowa County it collects two minor tributaries, the Deep River and the Middle English River, both of which rise in Poweshiek County and flow eastwardly for short distances.
Deep River
The Deep River is a minor tributary of the North English River. It rises about two miles north-northwest of Montezuma in the south-central part of Poweshiek County at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". with an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert".. It flows generally eastward for about Script error: No such module "convert"., passing on the north side of the village of Deep River, Iowa, until it reaches the North English River at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". at an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". in the south-west part of Iowa County.[2] The stream was reportedly named not because the water was so deep, but rather it was so far down from the stream bank to the water.
The river experienced a record flood on May 14, 1970 with a greater than 50 year recurrence interval.[3] At the flood crest the stream gage on the Deep River station at the town of Deep River measured a record stage of Script error: No such module "convert". and a stream flow of Script error: No such module "convert".[4]
Middle English River
The Middle English River, also the Middle Fork English River, is a minor tributary of the North English River. It rises about Script error: No such module "convert". south-southeast of the village of Deep River, Iowa in the southeastern part of Poweshiek County at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". with an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert".. It flows generally eastward for about Script error: No such module "convert". until it reaches the North English River at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". about Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of North English at an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". near the southern border of Iowa County.[5]
South English River
The Script error: No such module "convert". South English River[1] rises just south of Montezuma in southern Poweshiek County and flows generally eastwardly through extreme northeastern Mahaska County and northern Keokuk County.
See also
References
- Notes
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- ↑ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Template:Webarchive, accessed May 13, 2011
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Script error: No such module "If empty".
- ↑ Template:Trim&pg=PAPA8 U.S. Geological Survey Water-supply Paper, p. PA8, at Google Books
- ↑ Template:Trim&pg=PAPA234 U.S. Geological Survey Water-supply Paper, p. PA234, at Google Books
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Script error: No such module "If empty".
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- General references
- Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
- DeLorme (1998). Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. Template:ISBN.
- Template:Trim&pg=PARA2-PA135 Surface Water Records of Iowa, p. RA2-PA135, at Google Books
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