Floyd River
The Floyd River is a tributary of the Missouri River, 112 miles (180 km) long, in northwestern Iowa in the United States. It enters the Missouri at Sioux City, and is named for Charles Floyd, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
| Floyd River | |
|---|---|
This excerpt from the Lewis and Clark map of 1814 shows the rivers of western Iowa. The Floyd is seen at the upper left of the map. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| District | Woodbury County, Iowa, Plymouth County, Iowa, Sioux County, Iowa, O'Brien County, Iowa |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 43.242°N 95.621°W |
| Mouth | Missouri River |
• coordinates | 42.483°N 96.392°W |
• elevation | 1,079 ft (329 m) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 339.16 cu ft/s (9.604 m3/s) (estimate) |
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