Ocheyedan River

River in Minnesota, US
43°32′49″N 95°38′17″W / 43.547°N 95.638°W / 43.547; -95.638 MouthMissouri River
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43°08′10″N 95°09′11″W / 43.136°N 95.153°W / 43.136; -95.153Length58 mi (93 km)Discharge  • locationSpencer, Iowa • average349 cu/ft. per sec. (median)[1] Basin featuresProgressionOcheyedan River→ Little Sioux River→ Missouri River→Mississippi River→ Gulf of MexicoRiver systemMissouri River

The Ocheyedan River is a tributary of the Little Sioux River, 58 mi (93 km) long, in southwestern Minnesota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. Via the Little Sioux and Missouri Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The river has been channelized for much of its length.[2][3][4]

Course

The Ocheyedan River flows from Ocheda Lake in Nobles County, Minnesota, 3 mi (4.8 km) south of Worthington, and generally flows southeastwardly through Osceola, O'Brien, and Clay Counties in Iowa. It joins the Little Sioux River at the town of Spencer.[5][6]

In Osceola County, the river collects the short Little Ocheyedan River, which rises near Hawkeye Point (the highest elevation in Iowa) and flows southeastwardly.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ocheyedan River". USGS Water Data. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ocheyedan River
  3. ^ "Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry". Bartleby. Archived from the original on 2004-08-18.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ocheyedan River
  5. ^ DeLorme (1998). Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-214-5
  6. ^ DeLorme (1994). Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-222-6.
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Ocheyedan River
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