English River (Iowa)
| English River | |
| River | |
 The English River at Riverside
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Iowa |
| District | Washington County, Iowa |
| Source | |
| - coordinates | 41°30′27″N 92°03′14″W / 41.5075°N 92.0540°W |
| Mouth | Iowa River |
| - coordinates | 41°29′15″N 91°30′07″W / 41.4875°N 91.50183°WCoordinates: 41°29′15″N 91°30′07″W / 41.4875°N 91.50183°W |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: English River (Iowa) | |
The English River is a tributary of the Iowa River in southeastern Iowa in the United States. The main stem of the river is 37.4 miles (60.2 km) long. Including its longest headwaters tributary, the North English River, the total length increases to 89.2 miles (143.6 km). Via the Iowa River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. The Deep River is a minor tributary of the English River. The towns of North English, South English and Deep River are named for the English and Deep rivers.
The English River flows for much of its course in north and south forks, which join in extreme northwestern Washington County. The English River then flows generally eastwardly for about 37 miles (60 km), past the town of Riverside. It joins the Iowa River in northeastern Washington County, 12 miles (19 km) south of Iowa City.
The 51.8-mile-long (83.4 km) North English River is the longer of the two forks. It rises just south of Grinnell in western Poweshiek County and flows generally east-southeastwardly through Iowa County, past the town of Guernsey. In Iowa County it collects two minor tributaries, the Deep River and the Middle English River, both of which rise in Poweshiek County and flow eastwardly for short distances.
The Deep River is a minor tributary of the North English River. It rises about two miles north-northwest of Montezuma in the south-central part of Poweshiek County at 41°37′32″N 092°33′05″W / 41.62556°N 92.55139°W with an elevation of 950 feet (290 m). It flows generally eastward for about 15 miles (24 km), passing on the north side of the village of Deep River, Iowa, until it reaches the North English River at 41°35′47″N 092°15′14″W / 41.59639°N 92.25389°W at an elevation of 758 feet (231 m) in the south-west part of Iowa County. The stream was reportedly named not because the water was so deep, but rather it was so far down from the stream bank to the water.
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