Little Rock River
CountryUS
StateIowa, Minnesota
DistrictLyon County, Iowa, Osceola County, Iowa, Nobles County, Minnesota
Source1 coordinates43°36′55″N 95°41′24″W[1]
MouthRock River
Mouth locationDoon, Iowa, US
Mouth coordinates43°15′51″N 96°14′48″W[1]
Mouth elevation1250[1] ft

The Little Rock River is a tributary of the Rock River, 74.5 miles (119.9 km) long,[2] in southwestern Minnesota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. Via the Rock, Big Sioux and Missouri rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.

It has also been known as "Little Rock Creek".[1]

Course

The Little Rock River rises in Nobles County, Minnesota, 3 miles (5 km) west of the town of Worthington, and flows generally southwestwardly through Osceola and Lyon counties in Iowa, where it passes the towns of Little Rock and George. It flows into the Rock River about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Doon.[3]

See also

References

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  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 30, 2011
  3. ^ Doon, Iowa, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1971