Grand River (Missouri)
| Grand River | |
|---|---|
Grand River at Route O in Gentry County, Missouri | |
Major Missouri rivers | |
| Location | |
| Country | US |
| State | Iowa, Missouri |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Creston, Iowa, US |
| • coordinates | 41°01′30″N 94°16′05″W / 41.025°N 94.268°W |
| Mouth | Missouri River |
• location | Brunswick, Missouri, US |
• coordinates | 39°23′02″N 93°06′29″W / 39.384°N 93.108°W |
• elevation | 620 ft (190 m) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Sumner, MO |
| • average | 4,288 cu/ft. per sec. |
The Grand River is a river that stretches from northernmost tributary origins between Creston and Winterset in Iowa approximately 226 miles (364 km) to its mouth on the Missouri River near Brunswick, Missouri.
Its watershed of 7,900 square miles (20,000 km2), with three-quarters in Missouri, makes it the largest watershed serving the Missouri River in northern Missouri.