Ocheyedan River

Ocheyedan River
Ocheyedan River
	The Ocheyedan River near Spencer in Clay County, Iowa
	Mouth of the Ocheyedan River
Location
Country	US
State	Iowa, Minnesota
Counties	Nobles County, Minnesota, Iowa: Clay, O'Brien, Osceola Counties
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	43°32′49″N 95°38′17″W / 43.547°N 95.638°W
Mouth	Missouri River
• coordinates	43°08′10″N 95°09′11″W / 43.136°N 95.153°WCoordinates: 43°08′10″N 95°09′11″W / 43.136°N 95.153°W
Length	58 mi (93 km)
Discharge
• location	Spencer, Iowa
• average	349 cu/ft. per sec. (median)
Basin features
Progression	Ocheyedan River→ Little Sioux River→ Missouri River→Mississippi River→ Gulf of Mexico
River system	Missouri River

The Ocheyedan River is a tributary of the Little Sioux River, 58 mi (93 km) long, in southwestern Minnesota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. Via the Little Sioux and Missouri Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The river has been channelized for much of its length.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Course[]

The Ocheyedan River flows from Ocheda Lake in Nobles County, Minnesota, 3 mi (4.8 km) south of Worthington, and flows generally southeastwardly through Osceola, O'Brien and Clay Counties in Iowa. It joins the Little Sioux River at the town of Spencer.^[5]^[6]

In Osceola County, the river collects the short Little Ocheyedan River, which rises near Hawkeye Point (the highest elevation in Iowa) and flows southeastwardly.^[7]

References[]

^ "Ocheyedan River". USGS Water Data. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ocheyedan River
^ "Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry". Bartleby. Archived from the original on 2004-08-18.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ocheyedan River
^ DeLorme (1998). Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-214-5
^ DeLorme (1994). Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-222-6.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Ocheyedan River

[1] "Ocheyedan River". USGS Water Data. Retrieved May 2, 2021.

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ocheyedan River

[3] "Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry". Bartleby. Archived from the original on 2004-08-18.

[4] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ocheyedan River

[5] DeLorme (1998). Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-214-5

[6] DeLorme (1994). Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-222-6.

[7] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Ocheyedan River

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v t Minnesota tributaries of the Upper Mississippi River below St Anthony Falls
Minnesota River	Little Minnesota River Pomme de Terre River Lac qui Parle River Chippewa River Yellow Medicine River Redwood River Cottonwood River Blue Earth River
St. Croix River	Kettle River Snake River
Cannon River	North Cannon River Little Cannon River Straight River Little Cannon River (Sabre Lake) Belle Creek
Zumbro River	North Fork Zumbro River Middle Fork Zumbro River North Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River South Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River South Fork Zumbro River
Whitewater River	North Fork Whitewater River Middle Fork Whitewater River South Fork Whitewater River
Root River	South Fork Root River Badger Creek South Branch Root River Camp Creek North Branch Root River Middle Branch Root River Rush Creek Pine Creek Coolridge Creek Hemingway Creek
Upper Iowa River (Iowa, Minnesota)	Pine Creek Little Iowa River North Branch Upper Iowa River
Iowa River (Iowa)	Cedar River Shell Rock River Winnebago River (Iowa) Lime Creek Little Cedar River (Iowa and Minnesota) Little Cedar River (Dodge County, Minnesota)
Des Moines River (Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri)	East Fork Des Moines River Heron Lake Outlet Jack Creek Diversion Creek Okabena Creek Lime Creek
Missouri River (Missouri, Iowa)	Little Sioux River Ocheyedan River West Fork Little Sioux River Big Sioux River (Iowa) Rock River Little Rock River East Branch Rock River Split Rock Creek Pipestone Creek Flandreau Creek
Other rivers and streams	Crooked Creek North Fork Crooked Creek South Fork Crooked Creek Hay Creek Pine Creek Vermillion River South Branch Vermillion River Wapsipinicon River Wells Creek Winnebago Creek
Streams by region	Driftless Area Counties Dakota Dodge Fillmore Goodhue Houston Mower Olmsted Rice Wabasha Winona
See also: List of rivers of Minnesota, North Shore Streams, Wisconsin rivers, Iowa rivers, North Dakota rivers

Ocheyedan River

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