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The Des Moines River ( / dəˈmɔɪn / ⓘ) is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the upper Midwestern United States that is approximately 525 miles (845 km) long from its farther headwaters. [ 2] The largest river flowing across the state of Iowa, it rises in southern Minnesota and flows across Iowa from northwest to southeast, passing ...
The West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt is expected to crest Wednesday evening about 1 foot higher than its record, according to the National Water Prediction Service. Record flooding already ...
The Des Moines River at Humboldt, a small city about 105 miles north of Des Moines, was forecast to crest Wednesday at 17 feet, more than a foot higher than its record in 1969, according to the ...
June 26, 2024 at 3:50 PM. HUMBOLDT — Ron Marchant woke up at 7 a.m. Wednesday to see water from the west fork of the Des Moines River nearly covering his mailbox. The river in Humboldt, a town ...
It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. [6] It is located on, and named after, the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 214,133 as of the 2020 census. [7]
The Des Moines Rapids between Nauvoo, Illinois and Keokuk, Iowa - Hamilton, Illinois is one of two major rapids on the Mississippi River that limited Steamboat traffic on the river through the early 19th century. The rapids just above the confluence of the Des Moines River were to contribute to the Honey War in the 1830s between Missouri and ...
Downtown Des Moines is seen from the John Pat Dorian Trail as the Des Moines River level rises on Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Des Moines. The city is raising the levee system along the Des Moines ...
Lake Red Rock (Des Moines River) / 41.40528°N 93.04694°W / 41.40528; -93.04694. Lake Red Rock, also referred to as Red Rock Reservoir is a reservoir formed by Red Rock Dam on the Des Moines River, about 41 miles (66 km) southeast of the city of Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. The dam was completed in 1969 as a Flood control project by the ...