Wolf River (Kansas)

The Wolf River is a 45.7-mile-long (73.5 km)[4] tributary of the Missouri River in northeastern Kansas in the United States, draining an area of 247.8 square miles (642 km2) in the Dissected Till Plains region.

Wolf River
The Wolf River near its mouth in 2006
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnorth of Powhattan
 • coordinates39°47′38″N 95°38′28″W[1]
 • elevation1,181 ft (360 m)[2]
MouthMissouri River
 • location
southeast of White Cloud
 • coordinates
39°53′55″N 95°11′30″W[1]
 • elevation
827 ft (252 m)[2]
Basin size247.8 sq mi (642 km2)[3]

It rises in Brown County, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Powhattan, and flows generally eastwardly into Doniphan County, past the communities of Robinson, Leona, and Severance. Near Severance, the river turns northward; it flows into the Missouri River approximately 8 miles (13 km) southeast of White Cloud.[5]

According to a 2001 study by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, 71% of the Wolf River watershed is cropland, 25% is grassland, 3% is woodland, and 0.5% is urban.[3]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Wolf River has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Petite Riviere de Cansez
  • Riviere du Loup
  • Shun-ta-nesh-nanga
  • Wolf Creek

See also
  • List of Kansas rivers

References
  1. Geographic Names Information System. "GNIS entry for Wolf River (Feature ID #472812)". Retrieved 2007-02-04.
  2. Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
  3. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (2001-06-28). "TMDLs for the Missouri Basin:". pp. Wolf River. Retrieved 2007-02-04.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 30, 2011
  5. DeLorme (2003). Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. p. 26. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.



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