Little Sioux River

Course of the Little Sioux River ( highlighted ) in the catchment area of the Missouri River

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The Little Sioux River is a left tributary of the Missouri River. It has its origin in southwestern Minnesota near the border with Iowa. It flows across the south-west by the north-western Iowa and ends after 415 km at Little Sioux in the Missouri River. The Little Sioux River was named by the Sioux Indians Eaneah - waudepon or Stone River. Its tributaries include the Ocheyedan ​​River, Maple River and the West Fork of the Little Sioux River. The Little Sioux River is an integral part of nepper Watershed Project, a flood control project in Iowa, which was established in 1947 to regulate the runoff and protection of agricultural land against flooding and erosion.