Wolf River (Kansas)
# Wolf River (Kansas)

The Wolf River is a 45.7-mile-long (73.5 km) tributary of the Missouri River in northeastern Kansas in the United States, draining an area of 247.8 square miles (642 $km^2)$ in the Dissected Till Plains region.

It rises in Brown County, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Powhattan, and flows generally eastwardly into Doniphan County, past the communities of Robinson, Leona, and Severance. Near Severance, the river turns northward; it flows into the Missouri River approximately 8 miles (13 km) southeast of White Cloud.

According to a 2001 study by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, 71% of the Wolf River watershed is cropland, 25% is grassland, 3% is woodland, and 0.5% is urban.

## Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Wolf River has also been known historically as:

* Petite Riviere de Cansez
* Riviere du Loup
* Shun-ta-nesh-nanga
* Wolf Creek
