Canoe Creek (Upper Iowa River)

Canoe Creek (Upper Iowa River)
River
Country US
State Iowa
Districts Winneshiek County, Iowa, Fillmore County, Minnesota
Source
 - coordinates 43°30′18″N 91°50′55″W / 43.5049°N 91.8485°W / 43.5049; -91.8485
Mouth Upper Iowa River
 - elevation 738 ft (225 m)
 - coordinates 43°22′03″N 91°37′00″W / 43.3675°N 91.6168°W / 43.3675; -91.6168Coordinates: 43°22′03″N 91°37′00″W / 43.3675°N 91.6168°W / 43.3675; -91.6168
Canoe Creek (the red dot indicates the confluence between the creek and the river) (EPA)
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canoe Creek (Upper Iowa River)

Canoe Creek is a 33.2-mile-long (53.4 km)[1] tributary of the Upper Iowa River. It rises in Burr Oak Township in Winneshiek County, Iowa. North Canoe Creek rises in Hesper Township, meeting the main stream in Canoe Township. Canoe Creek continues through Pleasant Township to enter the Upper Iowa just into Allamakee County in Hanover Township, in the state-maintained Canoe Creek Wildlife Management Area.

See also

Sources

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 13, 2011


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