Raccoon River

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Raccoon River

river, Iowa, United States

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Des Moines River
The East Fork and the Raccoon River are its principal tributaries. For a distance of 25 miles (40 km) above its mouth, the river serves as the boundary between Iowa and Missouri. Along its course, the river falls 1,375 feet (419 meters) and drains an area of 15,807 square miles…
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The East Fork and the Raccoon River are its principal tributaries. For a distance of 25 miles (40 km) above its mouth, the river serves as the boundary between Iowa and Missouri. Along its course, the river falls 1,375 feet (419 meters) and drains an area of 15,807 square miles…
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Mississippi River
Hydrology
…Missouri, the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers in Iowa, and the Mississippi between the Wisconsin-Illinois border and Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The floods were set off by persistent rains in this region. For the first time in recorded history the Mississippi and the Missouri flooded at the same time—despite the 29…
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…Missouri, the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers in Iowa, and the Mississippi between the Wisconsin-Illinois border and Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The floods were set off by persistent rains in this region. For the first time in recorded history the Mississippi and the Missouri flooded at the same time—despite the 29…
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