The English River is a tributary of the Iowa River in southeastern Iowa in the United States. The main stem of the river is long. Including its longest headwaters tributary, the North English River, the total length increases to . The stream was reportedly named not because the water was so deep, but rather it was so far down from the stream bank to the water.
The river experienced a record flood on May 14, 1970 with a greater than 50 year recurrence interval. At the flood crest the stream gage on the Deep River station at the town of Deep River measured a record stage of and a stream flow of
Middle English River
The Middle English River, also the Middle Fork English River, is a minor tributary of the North English River. It rises about south-southeast of the village of Deep River, Iowa in the southeastern part of Poweshiek County at with an elevation of . It flows generally eastward for about until it reaches the North English River at about northeast of North English at an elevation of near the southern border of Iowa County.
South English River
The South English River