Life histories of the golden redhorse (Moxostoma erythrurum), northern redhorse (M. macrolepidotum), and silver redhorse (M. anisurum) were studied on the Des Moines River in central Iowa. Adult golden redhorse are widely distributed within the study area; silver redhorse and young golden redhorse are primarily in areas where the current is slower; northern redhorse are generally present in fast-moving water. Redhorse populations are sedentary in the summer as judged from the movements of 1,642 fin-clipped redhorses.