Fourmile Creek (Iowa)

Fourmile Creek is a tributary stream of the Des Moines River that flows through Polk, Story and Boone counties, in the U.S. state of Iowa.^[1] Its watershed is the largest in Polk County and covers 76,600 acres (310 km²) of which includes the cities and towns of Alleman, Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Des Moines, Elkhart, Sheldahl, and Pleasant Hill.^[2] Fourmile Creek was so named from the fact a road crossing over it was 4 miles (6.4 km) from Des Moines.^[3]

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^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fourmile Creek (Iowa)
^ Watershed, Fourmile Creek (2020-08-13). "Fourmile Creek Watershed". Formile Creek Watershed. Retrieved 2020-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ The History of Polk County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Union Historical Company. 1880. p. 261.

41°33′55″N 93°30′42″W / 41.565267°N 93.511603°W / 41.565267; -93.511603

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fourmile Creek (Iowa)

[2] Watershed, Fourmile Creek (2020-08-13). "Fourmile Creek Watershed". Formile Creek Watershed. Retrieved 2020-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] The History of Polk County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Union Historical Company. 1880. p. 261.

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