Wolf River (Kansas)

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It rises in Brown County, approximately Script error: No such module "convert". north of Powhattan, and flows generally eastwardly into Doniphan County, past the communities of Robinson, Leona, and Severance. Near Severance, the river turns northward; it flows into the Missouri River approximately Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of White Cloud.[2]

According to a 2001 study by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, 71% of the Wolf River watershed is cropland, 25% is grassland, 3% is woodland, and 0.5% is urban.[3]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Wolf River has also been known historically as:[4]

  • Petite Riviere de Cansez
  • Riviere du Loup
  • Shun-ta-nesh-nanga
  • Wolf Creek

See also

References

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  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 30, 2011
  2. DeLorme (2003). Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. p. 26. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. Template:ISBN.
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