Wolf River | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Kansas |
Source1 Location: | north of Powhattan |
Source1 Coordinates: | 39.7939°N -95.6411°W[1] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1181feet[2] |
Mouth: | Missouri River |
Mouth Location: | southeast of White Cloud |
Mouth Coordinates: | 39.8986°N -95.1917°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 827feet |
Basin Size: | 247.8sqmi[3] |
The Wolf River is a 45.7adj=midNaNadj=mid[4] tributary of the Missouri River in northeastern Kansas in the United States, draining an area of in the Dissected Till Plains region.
It rises in Brown County, approximately north of Powhattan, and flows generally eastwardly into Doniphan County, past the communities of Robinson, Leona, and Severance. Near Severance, the river turns northward; it flows into the Missouri River approximately southeast of White Cloud.[5]
According to a 2001 study by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, 71% of the Wolf River watershed is cropland, 25% is grassland, 3% is woodland, and 0.5% is urban.[3]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Wolf River has also been known historically as:[1]