Tarkio River
Tarkio River is a stream in southwestern Iowa and northwestern Missouri. It is a tributary to the Missouri River and is 81.1 miles long. The river is monitored by USGS at Fairfax, Missouri and is considered a major water source by the Iowa DNR.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Big Tarkio River”, “East Fork Tarkio River”, “East Tarkio River”, “Middle Tarkio River”, “Tarkio Creek”, and “Tarkio Ditch”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Craig and Corning.
Craig
Village
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Craig is a city in northwestern Holt County, Missouri, United States. The population was 105 at the 2020 census. Craig is situated 4 miles northeast of Tarkio River.
Corning
Hamlet
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Corning is a former village and virtual ghost town in Holt County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3 at the 2020 census. The population is estimated to be uninhabited as of 2025, effectively making Corning a virtual ghost town. Corning is situated 6 miles north of Tarkio River.
Tarkio River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Holt, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Tarkio River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Tarkio”
- Cebuano: “Tarkio River”
- French: “rivière Tarkio”
- French: “Rivière Tarkio”
- Irish: “Abhainn Tarkio”
- Japanese: “ターキオ川”
- Kurdish: “Çemê Tarkio”
- Venetian: “Tarkio”
- Welsh: “Afon Tarkio”
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