User:Quxyz/catfish creek
| Catfish Creek (Iowa) | |
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| Location | |
| Country | US |
| State | Iowa |
| District | Dubuque County, Iowa |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 42°25′28″N 90°48′36″W / 42.4244°N 90.8099°W |
| Mouth | Mississippi River |
• coordinates | 42°28′05″N 90°38′41″W / 42.4681°N 90.6448°W |
• elevation | 600 ft (180 m) |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quxyz/catfish creek | |
Catfish Creek is a 21.2-mile-long (34.1 km)[1] tributary of the upper Mississippi River in northeastern Iowa.
Geography[edit]
It rises southwest of Dubuque, just southeast of Peosta. The catfish creek has five forks. The watershed is largely important to the county and cities that lie within.[2]
History[edit]
In recent years, people have been trying to stop the erosion in this relatively flat way out of the Gorge of the Upper Mississippi. The North Fork of the creek has been proposed for a trail/park.
See also[edit]
- List of rivers of Iowa
- Bee Branch Creek, another river in Dubuque.
Sources[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 13, 2011
- ^ "Catfish Creek Watershed Management Authority | Dubuque, IA - Official Website". www.cityofdubuque.org. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- Photo of confluence with Mississippi
- TopoQuest map
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Swiss Valley Park
Category:Tributaries of the Mississippi River
Category:Rivers of Iowa
Category:Dubuque, Iowa
Category:Rivers of Dubuque County, Iowa
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