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Maquoketa (/ m ə ˈ k oʊ k ɪ t ə /) is a city in Jackson County, Iowa, United States.Located on the Maquoketa River, it is the county seat of Jackson County. [4]U.S. Route 61 adjoins the city, which therefore hosts traffic between Dubuque and the Quad Cities.
Maquoketa can refer to some places in the United States: The Maquoketa River in Iowa; Maquoketa, Iowa, a city; Maquoketa Township, Jackson County, Iowa; Maquoketa Caves State Park, near Maquoketa, Iowa
The Maquoketa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 150 miles (240 km) long, [2] in northeastern Iowa in the United States. Its watershed covers 1,694 square miles (4,387 km 2 ) [ 3 ] within a rural region of rolling hills and farmland southwest of Dubuque .
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Maquoketa Caves State Park is a state park of Iowa, United States, located in Jackson County. It stands northwest of the city of Maquoketa . In 1991 111 acres (45 ha) on the east side of the park were listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places .
Little Maquoketa River is a put and grow stream for trout, including brown trout. Three inch fingerlings are stocked each year and they reach 9 to 10 inches the first year, 12 to 14 inches the second year and continue to grow from that point on. The river is considered one of the best smallmouth bass and trout fisheries in Iowa. [3] [4]
The Maquoketa Group is an assemblage of several geologic formations. It is Upper Ordovician in age and named for the Maquoketa River in Iowa. It exists in Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana. It is equivalent to the all but the basal formations of the Cincinnati Group in Ohio. Illinois and Indiana are the only states where the ...