The Boone River is a tributary of the Des Moines River in north-central Iowa in the United States. It is longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map , accessed May 26, 2011 and drains an area of . Via the Des Moines River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
About The Boone River rises near Britt in western Hancock County and flows generally southwardly through Wright, Hamilton and Webster counties, past Goldfield and Webster City.DeLorme (1998). Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. . It flows into the Des Moines River north of Boone.Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry for Boone River
Tributaries of the Boone River also drain portions of Kossuth and Humboldt counties. Two headwaters tributaries are known as the East Branch Boone River and the Middle Branch Boone River.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has designated the lower of the Boone River from Webster City to its mouth as a "Protected Water Area". This stretch of the river cuts through a wooded valley and allows canoeing and fishing for smallmouth bass, channel catfish, walleye, northern pike and flathead catfish.Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Water Trails: Boone River.
See also List of Iowa rivers
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