Floyd River
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The Floyd River is a tributary of the Missouri River flowing through northwestern Iowa, known for its agricultural watershed and history of flooding.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Floyd River canonical | 3 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinSize | approximately 886 square miles ⓘ |
| confluenceLocation | Sioux City, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crosses | northwestern Iowa ⓘ |
| drainageBasinUse |
livestock production
ⓘ
row-crop agriculture ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Plymouth County, Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sioux County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Woodbury County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFloodControlStructure | levees near Sioux City ⓘ |
| hasFloodEvent | significant flooding in Sioux City area ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
boating in some reaches
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
East Branch Floyd River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Branch Floyd River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural watershed
ⓘ
history of flooding ⓘ |
| length | approximately 112 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iowa
ⓘ
northwestern Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthElevation | about 1,070 feet ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn |
Sioux City, Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Woodbury County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Charles Floyd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sergeant Charles Floyd of the Lewis and Clark Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Missouri River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| riverMouth | Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Missouri River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceElevation | about 1,600 feet ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | northern Sioux County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Iowa ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterQualityConcern |
nutrient runoff
ⓘ
sediment load ⓘ |
| watershedLandUse | predominantly agricultural ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.