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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | north of Powhattan |
| • coordinates | 39°47′38″N 95°38′28″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,181 ft (360 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Missouri River |
• location | southeast of White Cloud |
• coordinates | 39°53′55″N 95°11′30″W[1] |
• elevation | 827 ft (252 m)[2] |
| Basin size | 247.8 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
References
- Geographic Names Information System. "GNIS entry for Wolf River (Feature ID #472812)". Retrieved 2007-02-04.
- Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
- The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (2001-06-28). "TMDLs for the Missouri Basin:". pp. Wolf River. Retrieved 2007-02-04.
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 30, 2011
- DeLorme (2003). Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. p. 26. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.