295 miles long
The Big Sioux Missouri Mississippi and Des Moines Rivers flow through the state of Iowa. The Des Moines River is a tributary of the Mississippi River. The Big Sioux Missouri Mississippi River is the largest in Iowa.
Iowa is bordered by the Mississippi River on the east and the Missouri River and the Big Sioux River on the west.
Mississippi River
The address of the Big Sioux River Valley Historical Society is: Po Box 68, Hawarden, IA 51023
Nebraska
Iowa is bordered by the Missouri River and the Big Sioux River on the west.
Iowa
The Des Moines River and the Mississippi River.
Sioux Falls is pronounced as "soo falls." The "Sioux" is pronounced like "soo," rhyming with "shoe," while "Falls" is pronounced as it is spelled. The name derives from the Sioux Native American tribe and refers to the waterfalls on the Big Sioux River in the area.
The Missouri River and its tributary, the Big Sioux, form the western border of Iowa.
The history of Sioux Falls revolves around the cascades of the Big Sioux River. The falls were created about 14,000 years ago during the last ice age.The word "Sioux" was the North American French term for the Dakota people.
The major rivers in Iowa are Cedar River, Des Moines River, Iowa River, Mississippi River, and Missouri River. Iowa is bordered by the Mississippi River on the east and the Missouri River and the Big Sioux River on the west. Lake Red Rock is the major lake in Iowa.