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The Raccoon River is a Tributary of the Des Moines River in central Iowa in the United States . As measured from the longest of its three forks, it is 200 mi (322 km) long. Via the Des Moines River, it is part of the Watershed of the Mississippi River . During the Great Flood Of 1993 , the Raccoon River flooded the Water Treatment facility of Des Moines , shutting off the city's supply of drinking water. COURSE The Raccoon River flows for much of its length as three streams:
The north and south forks join in Dallas County just west of Van Meter , and the Raccoon River flows generally eastwardly into Polk County , past Walnut Woods State Park and West Des Moines . It joins the Des Moines River just south of downtown Des Moines . SEE ALSO SOURCES
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