Nodaway River
| Nodaway River | |
|---|---|
Nodaway River just before the confluence with the Missouri River at Nodaway, Missouri | |
Nodaway watershed in Iowa and Missouri | |
| Native name | Nyi At'ąwe (Iowa-Oto) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa, Missouri |
| District | Page County, Iowa, Holt County, Missouri, Nodaway County, Missouri, Andrew County, Missouri |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Clarinda, Iowa, US |
| • coordinates | 40°38′06″N 95°01′08″W / 40.635°N 95.019°W |
| • elevation | 945 ft (288 m) |
| Mouth | Missouri River |
• location | Amazonia, Missouri, US |
• coordinates | 39°54′07″N 94°57′58″W / 39.902°N 94.966°W |
• elevation | 827 ft (252 m) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Graham, MO |
| • average | 1,008 cu/ft. per sec. |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | West Nodaway River |
| • right | East Nodaway River |
The Nodaway River is a 65.7-mile-long (105.7 km) tributary that flows from southwest Iowa through northwest Missouri into the Missouri River. It is considered a major water source by the Iowa DNR.