White Breast Creek

	White Breast Creek
	River
Country	US
State	Iowa
Districts	Marion County, Iowa, Clarke County, Iowa, Lucas County, Iowa, Warren County, Iowa
Source
- coordinates	41°01′45″N93°53′33″W / 41.0292°N 93.8924°W
Mouth	Des Moines River
- elevation	725 ft (221 m)
- coordinates	41°23′43″N93°02′19″W / 41.3952°N 93.0385°W Coordinates: 41°23′43″N93°02′19″W / 41.3952°N 93.0385°W
	Mouth of White Breast Creek (United States Environmental Protection Agency)
	U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Breast Creek

Last updated April 29, 2019

White Breast Creek is an important tributary of the Des Moines River in Iowa. It flows 91.3 miles (146.9 km)^[1] from southwest to northeast, rising in Ward Township in Union County, near Osceola, and flowing in an easterly then a northeasterly direction, to its mouth with the Des Moines River at Lake Red Rock.

The Des Moines River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the upper Midwestern United States that is approximately 525 miles (845 km) long from its farther headwaters. The largest river flowing across the state of Iowa, it rises in southern Minnesota and flows across Iowa from northwest to southeast, passing from the glaciated plains into the unglaciated hills near the capital city of Des Moines, named after the river, in the center of the state. The river continues to flow at a southeastern direction away from Des Moines, later flowing directly into the Mississippi River.

Iowa is a state in the Midwestern United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states; Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest and Minnesota to the north.

Union County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,534. The county seat is Creston. Organized at a time of tensions before the American Civil War, the county was named in 1853 for the Union that people wanted to preserve. The rural county's peak of population was in 1930. Its economy is based on agriculture and related industries. Creston and the county are still served by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF), the largest network in the nation.

Tributaries

Its first main tributary is South White Breast Creek, on its left bank; this creek has intermittent tributaries named Hoosier Creek and Little Hoosier Creek in Green Bay Township in Clarke County.

A stream bed or streambed is the channel bottom of a stream or river, the physical confine of the normal water flow. The lateral confines or channel margins are known as the stream banks or river banks, during all but flood stage. Under certain conditions a river can branch from one stream bed to multiple stream beds. A flood occurs when a stream overflows its banks and flows onto its flood plain. As a general rule, the bed is the part of the channel up to the normal water line, and the banks are that part above the normal water line. However, because water flow varies, this differentiation is subject to local interpretation. Usually, the bed is kept clear of terrestrial vegetation, whereas the banks are subjected to water flow only during unusual or perhaps infrequent high water stages and therefore might support vegetation some or much of the time.

Clarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,286. The county seat is Osceola. The county was formed in January 1846, one of twelve counties established by legislative action in a comprehensive act. It was named for James Clarke, a Governor of the Iowa Territory.

Brush Creek enters as a right bank tributary south of Lucas, in the Lucas Unit of the Stephens State Forest Wildlife Management Area, in Jackson Township of Lucas County. Indian Creek (White Breast Creek) joins in Liberty Township, also on the left bank.

Lucas is a city in Lucas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 216 at the 2010 census.

Lucas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,898. The county seat is Chariton. The county was formed in 1846 and was named for Robert Lucas, a Governor of the Territory.

Little White Breast Creek enters from the right bank, also in Liberty Township in Lucas County. This creek rises north and east of Chariton from Lake Morris and Lake Ellis, two small reservoirs.

Chariton is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,321 at the 2010 census. It is the primary distribution center for and the former corporate headquarters of the Hy-Vee supermarket chain.

The next three left bank tributaries are Barker Creek (White Breast Creek), a short stream confined to Liberty Township in Lucas County; Stoney Creek (White Breast Creek) then Cotton Creek (White Breast Creek) join White Breast Creek near Lacona.

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Wolf Creek (White Breast Creek) and its tributary, Flank Creek (White Breast Creek) enter on the left bank in Dallas Township, a few miles west of Dallas. A few miles north of Dallas, the creek has a significant floodplain, regularly subject to inundation.

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Hawk Run (White Breast Creek) is the last significant tributary, entering near Lake Red Rock on the left bank.

You should probably add Wind Branch which enters from the right about 3 1/2 miles south of Lacona. And though it nearly runs dry, it comes out in a hurry with a substantial rain. Takes about 2" in a short time to bring it out (over the flat bridge on paved State Road 69. Wind Branch drains the hills going up to Newburn. Town of few people (today, as opposed to the turn of last century), last I knew it had a ballfield. Believe it died because railroad never came through like surviving communities of Lacona and Milo, both Warren County. Also, doesn't likely have a paved road either.

The county line dirt road (bordering Warren and Marion Counties, west of Wind Branch creek in Warren before the bridge And east of it on the Marion County side) used to run across the floodplain/bottomlands till hurricane Ivan came up the Mississippi Valley in 2005. It was never rebuilt. The road over White Breast was as it is paved and state road and a major artery to Knoxville. Of interest, to me at least, are a few other items. One is Bauer. What's left of it sets on the highest hill above the conjunction of Wind Branch and White Breast. Basically a Catholic church, school, and cemetery, a couple houses yet, I think. Not likely ever incorporated, I think. Plus the top of the hills above "the old channel" had Indian burial mounds and likely a large settlement nearby. Apparently still there during the early settlement period of white immigrants. Maybe e historical society will check me out on this.Only know I found a few arrow heads in Wind Branch and that people would search the bottomlands for them and other artifacts after spring plowing. Back to the "od channel"; it was on our bottom, Marion County side. Before the work during and after the Great Depression, the tortuous path of White Breast where Wind Branch came in was straightened. Though still fills with water every time White Breast comes out. Drains through the field tiles eventually. But not before the fishing in it gets good. As far as the rest of the Marion County/ White Breast/ Wind Branch bottom, ever go hand fishing in rows of standing corn? Long story, but who is going to look here but those who know I am by now? Bob Metz S.E. Warren H.S. graduate 1974 - 1975. Maybe someone will from there will edit this or add their two cents, possible see if a local historical society is interested. Finishing now, but there is a (usually) small stream that is between White Breast and Wind Branch to the west, and also entering fom the right. Even I don't know if it has a name. It's big enough to warrant two bridges rather than culverts. Also, it drains Oak Ridge so can have to haul a lot of water in a hurry in a downpour. Then there is Chicago bridge (if it's still there), believe the former site of a long gone mill, and there's still remnants of foundations of long gone Chicago, Iowa. Good fishing spot, creek drops fast (I believe still), and east of Wolf Creek. On its way to Red Rock. 'bout as far as my travels when young, on foot. Even better spot closer to Red Rock and its exceptional ( at that time ) bridge. Don't need sources. If you've read this, you know the farm bordered White Breast and Wind Branch and the county lines of Warren and Marion. In south-central Iowa.

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↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 26, 2011

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Breast Creek

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