Abstract: The Floyd River-Little Sioux River drainage divide area in Woodbury and Monona Counties, Iowa is located in northwest Iowa and the Floyd River and Little Sioux River are south-southwest oriented Missouri River tributaries, with the Floyd River being located north and west of the Little Sioux River. The south-southeast oriented Missouri River is located […]
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Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to illustrate and discuss landform origins in the Floyd River-Little Sioux River northern drainage area located in northwest Iowa. A separate essay illustrates and discusses landform origins in the Floyd River-Little Sioux River drainage divide area in Woodbury and Monona Counties. The Floyd River and Little Sioux River […]
Abstract: The Little Sioux River-North Raccoon River drainage divide area in Cherokee, Buena Vista, and Sac Counties, Iowa was eroded during immense south oriented floods from a rapidly melting North American ice sheet. Initially the melt water floods flowed across Cherokee, Buena Vista, and Sac Counties in a southeast direction toward what was then an actively […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret Little Sioux River-Boyer River drainage divide area landform origins. The Little Sioux and Boyer Rivers are located in western Iowa and are southwest and south-southwest oriented Missouri River tributaries. Between the Little Sioux River and Boyer River are the south and southwest oriented Maple River and […]
Missouri River drainage basin landform origins research project 