Category archives for Raccoon River (Iowa)

Little Sioux River-North Raccoon River drainage divide area landform origins in Cherokee, Buena Vista, and Sac Counties, Iowa, USA

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 […]