Buchanan Creek
| Buchanan Creek | |
|---|---|
 Buchanan Creek on Teak Avenue bridge northeast of Braddyville | |
 Watershed map of Buchanan Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Page and Taylor |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mason Township |
| • coordinates | 40°43′37″N 94°54′19″W / 40.7269°N 94.9054°W |
| • elevation | 1,100 ft (340 m) |
| Mouth | Nodaway River |
• location | Buchanan Township |
• coordinates | 40°36′17″N 95°01′05″W / 40.604713°N 95.0180323°W |
• elevation | 942 ft (287 m)[1] |
| Length | 14.4 mi (23.2 km)[2] |
Basin size | 40.42 sq mi (104.7 km2)[3] |
| Width | |
| • average | 25ft [4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Buchanan Creek → Nodaway River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Atlantic Ocean |
| Stream gradient 14.4 ft/mi (2.73 m/km)[2] | |
Buchanan Creek is a stream in southeastern Page County western Taylor County in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1] It is a tributary of the Nodaway River and is 14.4 miles long.[2]
Etymology
[edit]Buchanan Creek was ostensibly named in memory of an army officer who, in 1833, drowned in the creek while crossing it.[5]
Geography
[edit]Buchanan Creek is a left tributary of the Nodaway River and joins it 2.2 miles after its source at the confluence of the East Nodaway and West Nodaway rivers.[3] It is the first named tributary of the Nodaway River proper and the only such one in Iowa. A small portion of its watershed stretches south in Missouri.
Course
[edit]Buchanan Creek sources just south of New Market near Iowa 2 and travels southerly along the Page-Taylor county boundary for about 4 miles. It then turns into Page County and travels southwesterly for 5 miles, passing Ross Park to the north. Lastly, it turns west and continues for about 2 miles before its confluence with the Nodaway River almost 2 miles north of Braddyville.
Crossings
[edit]One Highway crosses Buchanan Creek, County Road J53 in Page County, Iowa.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buchanan Creek
- 1 2 3 Horton, Rick (2022). Nodaway River Watershed and Inventory Assessment (PDF). Missouri Department of Conservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- 1 2 "MO USGS HUC12 Watershed Boundaries". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on April 15, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
- ↑ History of Page County. Des Moines: Iowa Historical Co. 1880. p. 323.
- ↑ Biographical History of Page County, Iowa. Lewis & Dunbar. 1890. p. 428.