Big Sioux River
The Big Sioux River is a tributary of the Missouri River in eastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. It flows generally southwardly for 419 mi, and its watershed is 9,006 mi2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in South Dakota and Iowa in the United States
- Also known as: “Calumet River”, “Red Pipe Stone River”, “Sious River”, “Sioux River”, and “Tchankasndata”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tyson Events Center and Woodbury County Courthouse.
Tyson Events Center
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Tyson Events Center is an events center located in Sioux City, Iowa. The center also includes the Fleet Farm Arena, formerly known as Gateway Arena, a multi-purpose arena. Tyson Events Center is situated 2 miles east of Big Sioux River.
Woodbury County Courthouse
Courthouse
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The Woodbury County Courthouse is located at 620 Douglas Street in Sioux City, the county seat of Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is regarded as "one of the finest Prairie School buildings in the United States" and has been declared a National Historic Landmark for its architecture. Woodbury County Courthouse is situated 2 miles east of Big Sioux River.
Sioux City Orpheum
Theater building
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The Orpheum Theatre, also known as New Orpheum Theatre and Orpheum Electric Building, is a performing arts center located at 528 S. Pierce Street in Sioux City, Iowa. Sioux City Orpheum is situated 2 miles east of Big Sioux River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Sioux City and Sioux City.
South Sioux City
Town
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South Sioux City is a city in Dakota County, Nebraska, United States. It is located immediately across the Missouri River from Sioux City, Iowa, and is part of the Sioux City metropolitan area. South Sioux City is situated 2 miles southeast of Big Sioux River.
Sioux City
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Sioux City is on the western edge of the state of Iowa. It is on the Missouri River and many parts of Sioux City are among the unique Loess Hills formations.
Dakota Dunes
Town
Dakota Dunes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place, master-planned residential and commercial development covering about 2,000 acres in Union County in the extreme southeast corner of the U.S. state of South Dakota. Dakota Dunes is situated 2½ miles west of Big Sioux River.
Big Sioux River
- Categories: river, tributary, and body of water
- Location: Union, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Big Sioux River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Big Sioux River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Big Sioux”
- Bavarian: “Big Sioux River”
- Bulgarian: “Биг Сиукс Ривър”
- Catalan: “Big Sioux”
- Cebuano: “Big Sioux River”
- Chinese: “大苏河”
- Chinese: “大蘇河”
- Danish: “Big Sioux River”
- Dutch: “Big Sioux River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بيج سيوكس”
- Esperanto: “Granda Siua Rivero”
- French: “Big Sioux River”
- French: “Big Sioux”
- French: “Rivière Big Sioux”
- German: “Big Sioux River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Big Sioux”
- Italian: “Big Sioux”
- Japanese: “ビッグスー川”
- Kurdish: “Çemê Big Sioux”
- Lithuanian: “Didžioji Sijų upė”
- Mingrelian: “ბიგ-სუ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Big Sioux River”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Big Sioux”
- Norwegian: “Big Sioux”
- Polish: “Big Sioux”
- Russian: “Биг-Су”
- Serbian: “Биг Су”
- Slovenian: “Big Sioux”
- Spanish: “Big Sioux”
- Spanish: “Rio Big Sioux”
- Spanish: “Río Big Sioux”
- Venetian: “Big Sioux”
- Welsh: “Afon Big Sioux”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Riverside and Freeway Homes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include War Eagle Park and War Eagle Grave.
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