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The Vermillion River is a tributary of the Missouri River, 96 miles (154 km) long,[2] in eastern South Dakota in the United States. The origin of the river name is Waséoyuze, Lakota for "place where vermilion is obtained".[3]

Vermillion River
Vermillion River between Parker and Chancellor
The course and watershed of the Vermillion River.
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CitiesVermillion, SD, Centerville, SD
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of the East Fork Vermillion River and West Fork Vermillion River
 • locationParker Township in Turner County, near Parker, South Dakota
 • coordinates43.394083°N 97.069006°W / 43.394083; -97.069006
MouthMissouri River
 • location
Fairview Township in Clay County, near Vermillion, South Dakota
 • coordinates
42.733007°N 96.890335°W / 42.733007; -96.890335
Length96 mi (154 km)
Basin size2,180 sq mi (5,600 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationVermillion
 • average440 cu ft/s (12 m3/s)[1]

It is formed by the confluence of the East Fork Vermillion River and West Fork Vermillion River. The East Fork, approximately 103 miles (166 km) long,[2] rises in Lake Whitewood in Kingsbury County on the Coteau des Prairies. The West Fork, approximately 108 miles (174 km) long,[2] rises in Miner County. Both forks flow south, roughly parallel, joining east of Parker. The combined river flows south and joins the Missouri east of the James River Highlands[4] and 5 miles (8 km) south of Vermillion. Its tributaries include White Stone Creek and Baptist Creek. The Vermillion River drains about 2,180 square miles (5,600 km2) of the southwestern edge of the Coteau des Prairies. Approximately once per 3.5 years, the Vermillion runs dry.[4]

The Vermillion is a north-south river situated between the Big Sioux River and James River.[4]


See also



References


  1. "USGS Surface Water data for South Dakota: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 30, 2011
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.3. American guide series. University of South Dakota. p. 6.
  4. Hogan, Edward Patrick; Fouberg, Erin Hogan (2001). The Geography of South Dakota (Third ed.). Sioux Falls, SD: The Center for Western Studies – Augustana College. ISBN 0-931170-79-6.


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- [en] Vermillion River (South Dakota)

[it] Fiume Vermillion (Dakota del Sud)

Il fiume Vermillion è un affluente del fiume Missouri, che scorre nello stato del Dakota del Sud per una lunghezza di circa 154 km.[1] Esso è formato da due rami: il Ramo di sinistra ed il Ramo di destra. Il primo è lungo circa 166 km[1] e nasce dal lago Whitewood, nella contea di Kingsbury, sulla Coteau des Prairies, mentre il secondo, lungo circa 174 km,[1] nasce nella contea di Miner. Entrambi i rami corrono pressoché paralleli, per poi confluire nel Vermillion vero e proprio poco ad est della città di Parker. Di lì il Vermillion scorre verso sud e si getta nelle acque del Missouri circa 8 km a sud della città omonima.

[ru] Вермиллион (река)

Вермиллион, Вермильон[1][2] (англ. Vermillion River) — река в штате Южная Дакота, США. Приток реки Миссури. Её длина - 154 км.


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