Soldier River Explained

Soldier River
Map:Lewis clark Boyer soldier littlesioux floyd.jpg
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:US
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Iowa
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Harrison County, Iowa
Discharge1 Location:Pisgah, Iowa
Discharge1 Avg:174 cu/ft. per sec.[1]
Source1 Coordinates:42.2697°N -95.3297°W
Mouth:Missouri River
Mouth Coordinates:41.7375°N -96.0978°W
Mouth Elevation:1010feet

The Soldier River is a tributary of the Missouri River, about long,[2] in western Iowa in the United States. Several portions of the river's course have been straightened and channelized.

The Soldier River rises in southeastern Ida County and flows generally southwestwardly through northwestern Crawford, southeastern Monona and northwestern Harrison Counties, past the towns of Ute, Soldier, Moorhead and Pisgah. It flows into the Missouri River via a diversion channel about 5 mi (8 km) west-northwest of Mondamin.

At Ute, the river collects the East Soldier River, which rises near Schleswig and flows past Charter Oak. The East Soldier River collects the Middle Soldier River, which flows past Ricketts.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: USGS Current Conditions for USGS 06608500 Soldier River at Pisgah, IA.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 30, 2011