Des Moines River

The Des Moines River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, in the upper Midwestern United States, and it is approximately 525 miles (845 km) long from its farther headwaters. The largest river flowing across the state of Iowa, it rises in southern Minnesota, and flows across Iowa from northwest to southeast, passing from the glaciated plains into the unglaciated hills near the capital city of Des Moines in the center of the state; it was named after the river.

Des Moines River

The Des Moines River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, in the upper Midwestern United States, and it is approximately 525 miles (845 km) long from its farther headwaters. The largest river flowing across the state of Iowa, it rises in southern Minnesota, and flows across Iowa from northwest to southeast, passing from the glaciated plains into the unglaciated hills near the capital city of Des Moines in the center of the state; it was named after the river.