Maple River (Iowa)

The Maple River is a river in the United States. It flows through western Iowa and is 100 miles (160 km) long.^[2] The Maple River rises in Buena Vista County, and flows generally southwest through Ida Grove, Battle Creek, Danbury, and Mapleton finally joining with the Little Sioux River near Turin. Much of the river has been channelized.

Maple River
Location
Country	US
State	Iowa
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Iowa, US
Mouth
• location	Turin, Iowa, US
• coordinates	41°59′56″N 95°58′55″W / 41.999°N 95.982°W / 41.999; -95.982
Discharge
• location	Mapleton, Iowa
• average	326 cu/ft. per sec.^[1]

The Maple River was named from the soft maple trees along its banks.^[3]

See also

• List of Iowa rivers

References

1. "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 06607200 Maple River at Mapleton, IA".
2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 30, 2011
3. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 98.