- location north of Powhattan - elevation 827 ft (252 m) Basin area 641.8 km² Country United States of America | - elevation 1,181 ft (360 m) Basin area 641.8 km² Source Powhattan | |
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- location southeast of White Cloud Mouths Missouri River, White Cloud | ||
The Wolf River is a 45.7-mile-long (73.5 km) tributary of the Missouri River in northeastern Kansas in the United States, draining an area of 247.8 square miles (642 km2) in the Dissected Till Plains region.
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Map of Wolf River, Kansas, USA
It rises in Brown County, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) 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 8 miles (13 km) southeast of White Cloud.
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.
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According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Wolf River has also been known historically as: