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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 .
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 .
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. Iowa Highways 62 and 64 also pass through the city.
Little Maquoketa River. Cloie Branch; Turkey River. Little Turkey River (Clayton County, Iowa) ... USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Iowa (1974) This page was last ...
Maquoketa River: Right 240 32 m 3 /s Maquoketa, IA: Fayette County, IA ... Map of Mississippi River Basin This page was last ...
The Little Maquoketa River is a 29.6-mile-long (47.6 km) [1] direct tributary of the upper Mississippi River. The Little Maquoketa River is largely confined to Dubuque County, Iowa, and enters the Mississippi in the rural areas north of Dubuque. It may have previously flowed through the Couler Valley. [2]
Located in the valley of the Maquoketa River, it is approximately three miles (5 km) south of Strawberry Point in Delaware County. It is named for a narrow and steep ridge of bedrock carved by a loop of the Maquoketa River originally known as the Devil's Backbone. The initial 1,200 acres (490 ha) were donated by E.M. Carr of Lamont, Iowa.
The Little Maquoketa River Mounds State Preserve is a state-owned archaeological site and natural area located within the city of Sageville, Iowa, just north of Dubuque, on U.S. Highway 52. It is high up on a limestone ridge above the Little Maquoketa River , [ 1 ] not too far from the river's mouth with the Upper Mississippi River .