Wolf River (Kansas)

The Wolf River is a 45.7 mi tributary of the Missouri River in northeastern Kansas in the United States, draining an area of 247.8 sqmi in the Dissected Till Plains region.

It rises in Brown County, approximately 3 mi 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 mi 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