Chariton River
Water type: River
Continent:
North America
Climate:
Continental
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Artificial lakes
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Lepisosteiformes - Gars
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Lepisosteiformes - Gars
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Perciformes - Perches
Esociformes - Pikes
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Cypriniformes - Carps
Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads
Amiiformes - Bowfins
Moroniformes - Temperate basses
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks
Percopsiformes - Trout-perches
Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes
Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps
Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
Petromyzontiformes - Lampreys
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Lepisosteiformes - Gars
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Perciformes - Perches
Esociformes - Pikes
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Cypriniformes - Carps
Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads
Amiiformes - Bowfins
Moroniformes - Temperate basses
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks
Percopsiformes - Trout-perches
Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes
Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps
Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
Petromyzontiformes - Lampreys
The Chariton River is a 218-mile-long (351 km) tributary to the Missouri River in southeast Iowa and northeast Missouri.
The river forms in southeastern Clarke County, Iowa.
It is dammed at 11,000-acre (45 km2) Rathbun Reservoir in Appanoose County, Iowa and then flows 30 miles (48 km) before entering Missouri where it forms the boundary between Putnam and Schuyler counties. It enters the Missouri River in Chariton County near Keytesville. 112 miles (180 km) are in Missouri and 106 miles (171 km) are in Iowa.
