618:
135:
25:
150:
608:
River conditions during normal years include still water on both the James and its tributaries as well as flooding. Floods occur after snowmelt or heavy rains, as water easily breaches the James' low banks, and such floods tend to cover a significant portion of the floodplain. When the river is
543:
The James drops approximately 5 inches (130 mm) per 1 mile (1.6 km), and this low gradient sometimes leads to reverse flow. Reverse flow occurs when high inflow from tributaries leads to James River water flowing upstream for several miles above the joining water. This happens most
621:
This excerpt from the Lewis and Clark map of 1814 shows the rivers of western Iowa and eastern South Dakota. The James (Jacque) is seen near the left center of the map.
663:
828:
818:
637:
in 1794 by Jean
Trudeau, a French trader. This name was subsequently anglicized to James River, which was the name used by local English speakers at the time
520:. About 70 percent of the drainage area is in South Dakota. The river provides the main drainage of the flat lowland area of the Dakotas between the two
823:
848:
843:
838:
853:
833:
771:
354:
813:
89:
61:
512:, approximately 710 miles (1,140 km) long, draining an area of 20,653 square miles (53,490 km) in the U.S. states of
42:
269:
68:
540:, and as a consequence the watershed of the river is slender and it has few major tributaries for a river of its length.
598:, where it is joined by the Firesteel Creek. South of Mitchell, it flows southeast and joins the Missouri just east of
781:
743:
727:
108:
75:
719:
808:
803:
57:
693:
673:
668:
605:
The James River flows fully across the state of South Dakota, the only river other than the
Missouri to do so.
46:
332:
576:
560:
552:
251:
591:
758:
617:
564:
556:
206:
140:
82:
35:
595:
587:
580:
429:
218:
210:
599:
336:
222:
533:
8:
658:
545:
529:
214:
777:
723:
649:. The new name failed to gain popular usage and the river retains its pre-1861 name.
638:
525:
163:
134:
630:
572:
509:
320:
797:
568:
369:
356:
284:
271:
182:
517:
513:
340:
255:
196:
192:
642:
315:
149:
488:
594:. Flowing southward across eastern South Dakota, it passes Huron and
718:(Third ed.). Sioux Falls, SD: The Center for Western Studies –
24:
537:
521:
759:
http://www.augie.edu/sites/default/files/2008dakconfpapers.pdf
579:, where it is impounded to form two reservoirs northeast of
748:. American guide series. University of South Dakota. 1940.
664:
List of longest rivers of the United States (by main stem)
567:, where it is first impounded by a large reservoir (the
563:, then generally SSE through eastern North Dakota, past
532:. This narrow area was formed by the James lobe of the
555:, approximately 10 mi (16 km) northwest of
16:
River in North Dakota and South Dakota, United States
714:Hogan, Edward Patrick; Fouberg, Erin Hogan (2001).
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
829:Bodies of water of Stutsman County, North Dakota
795:
773:The WPA Guide to South Dakota: The Prairie State
641:was incorporated. However, the Dakota Territory
819:Bodies of water of Wells County, North Dakota
770:Project, Federal Writers' (31 October 2013).
824:Bodies of water of Eddy County, North Dakota
713:
154:The course and watershed of the James River.
575:. It enters northeastern South Dakota in
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
694:"USGS 06478500 JAMES R NEAR SCOTLAND,SD"
616:
769:
709:
707:
705:
703:
461:29,400 cu ft/s (830 m/s)
407:20,942 sq mi (54,240 km)
849:Rivers of Yankton County, South Dakota
844:Rivers of Davison County, South Dakota
796:
839:Rivers of Beadle County, South Dakota
441:646 cu ft/s (18.3 m/s)
854:Rivers of Spink County, South Dakota
834:Rivers of Brown County, South Dakota
700:
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
13:
14:
865:
814:Tributaries of the Missouri River
559:. It flows briefly east towards
451:0 cu ft/s (0 m/s)
148:
133:
23:
633:, the river was given the name
34:needs additional citations for
763:
752:
736:
686:
674:List of rivers of South Dakota
669:List of rivers of North Dakota
348: • coordinates
263: • coordinates
1:
716:The Geography of South Dakota
679:
629:("unnavigable river") in the
229:Physical characteristics
776:. Trinity University Press.
609:still, water quality drops.
387: • elevation
302: • elevation
7:
652:
425: • location
399:710 mi (1,140 km)
328: • location
247: • location
10:
870:
612:
571:), and then joined by the
553:Wells County, North Dakota
457: • maximum
447: • minimum
437: • average
391:1,152 ft (351 m)
306:1,603 ft (489 m)
58:"James River" Dakotas
482:
474:
469:
465:
455:
445:
435:
423:
415:
411:
403:
395:
385:
346:
326:
314:
310:
300:
261:
245:
237:
233:
228:
202:
188:
178:
173:
159:
147:
132:
123:
745:South Dakota place-names
508:) is a tributary of the
484: • right
645:of 1861 renamed it the
141:Jamestown, North Dakota
127:Jim River, Dakota River
809:Rivers of South Dakota
804:Rivers of North Dakota
627:E-ta-zi-po-ka-se Wakpa
622:
590:, it is joined by the
167:
620:
524:regions known as the
370:42.87139°N 97.29056°W
285:47.67972°N 99.84861°W
551:The river arises in
544:frequently north of
534:Laurentide Ice Sheet
43:improve this article
659:New Rockford Bridge
635:Riviere aux Jacques
546:Huron, South Dakota
530:Coteau des Prairies
500:(also known as the
470:Basin features
375:42.87139; -97.29056
366: /
290:47.67972; -99.84861
281: /
168:Rivière aux Jacques
625:Originally called
623:
720:Augustana College
494:
493:
119:
118:
111:
93:
861:
788:
787:
767:
761:
756:
750:
749:
740:
734:
733:
711:
698:
697:
690:
639:Dakota Territory
536:during the last
485:
458:
448:
438:
426:
381:
380:
378:
377:
376:
371:
367:
364:
363:
362:
359:
303:
296:
295:
293:
292:
291:
286:
282:
279:
278:
277:
274:
264:
248:
152:
139:Flowing through
137:
121:
120:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
869:
868:
864:
863:
862:
860:
859:
858:
794:
793:
792:
791:
784:
768:
764:
757:
753:
742:
741:
737:
730:
712:
701:
692:
691:
687:
682:
655:
615:
526:Missouri Coteau
483:
456:
446:
436:
424:
388:
374:
372:
368:
365:
360:
357:
355:
353:
352:
349:
329:
301:
289:
287:
283:
280:
275:
272:
270:
268:
267:
262:
246:
155:
143:
128:
125:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
867:
857:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
790:
789:
782:
762:
751:
735:
728:
699:
684:
683:
681:
678:
677:
676:
671:
666:
661:
654:
651:
631:Sioux language
614:
611:
573:Pipestem River
510:Missouri River
492:
491:
486:
480:
479:
476:
472:
471:
467:
466:
463:
462:
459:
453:
452:
449:
443:
442:
439:
433:
432:
427:
421:
420:
417:
413:
412:
409:
408:
405:
401:
400:
397:
393:
392:
389:
386:
383:
382:
350:
347:
344:
343:
333:Yankton County
330:
327:
324:
323:
321:Missouri River
318:
312:
311:
308:
307:
304:
298:
297:
265:
259:
258:
249:
243:
242:
239:
235:
234:
231:
230:
226:
225:
204:
200:
199:
190:
186:
185:
180:
176:
175:
171:
170:
161:
157:
156:
153:
145:
144:
138:
130:
129:
126:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
866:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
801:
799:
785:
783:9781595342393
779:
775:
774:
766:
760:
755:
747:
746:
739:
731:
729:0-931170-79-6
725:
721:
717:
710:
708:
706:
704:
695:
689:
685:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
656:
650:
648:
644:
640:
636:
632:
628:
619:
610:
606:
603:
601:
597:
593:
589:
584:
582:
578:
574:
570:
569:Jamestown Dam
566:
562:
558:
554:
549:
547:
541:
539:
535:
531:
527:
523:
519:
515:
511:
507:
503:
499:
490:
487:
481:
477:
473:
468:
464:
460:
454:
450:
444:
440:
434:
431:
428:
422:
418:
414:
410:
406:
402:
398:
394:
390:
384:
379:
351:
345:
342:
338:
334:
331:
325:
322:
319:
317:
313:
309:
305:
299:
294:
266:
260:
257:
253:
250:
244:
240:
236:
232:
227:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
207:Jamestown, ND
205:
201:
198:
194:
191:
187:
184:
183:United States
181:
177:
172:
169:
165:
162:
158:
151:
146:
142:
136:
131:
122:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
772:
765:
754:
744:
738:
715:
688:
647:Dakota River
646:
634:
626:
624:
607:
604:
585:
577:Brown County
561:New Rockford
550:
542:
518:South Dakota
514:North Dakota
506:Dakota River
505:
501:
497:
495:
430:Scotland, SD
341:South Dakota
256:North Dakota
252:Wells County
241:Unnamed pond
219:Mitchell, SD
211:Aberdeen, SD
197:South Dakota
193:North Dakota
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
643:Organic Act
498:James River
475:Tributaries
373: /
288: /
223:Yankton, SD
124:James River
798:Categories
680:References
489:Cain Creek
404:Basin size
361:97°17′26″W
358:42°52′17″N
276:99°50′55″W
273:47°40′47″N
69:newspapers
592:Elm River
565:Jamestown
557:Fessenden
502:Jim River
416:Discharge
215:Huron, SD
160:Etymology
99:July 2010
653:See also
596:Mitchell
588:Columbia
581:Aberdeen
528:and the
174:Location
613:History
600:Yankton
538:ice age
522:plateau
504:or the
337:Yankton
335:, near
179:Country
83:scholar
780:
726:
478:
419:
396:Length
238:Source
203:Cities
164:French
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
316:Mouth
189:State
90:JSTOR
76:books
778:ISBN
724:ISBN
516:and
496:The
62:news
586:At
45:by
800::
722:.
702:^
602:.
583:.
548:.
339:,
254:,
221:,
217:,
213:,
209:,
195:,
166::
786:.
732:.
696:.
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
