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The Turkey River is a 153-mile-long (246 km) [3] tributary of the upper Mississippi River. Its main branch rises in Howard County, Iowa, near the city of Cresco. The other counties it or its tributaries cover are Chickasaw, Winneshiek, Fayette, Clayton, Delaware, and Dubuque. Tributaries include the Little Turkey River and Crane Creek.
Only 24 water bodies in Iowa have been found to meet all standards for clear water, a biennial report from the DNR finds. More than half of Iowa’s tested streams and lakes are impaired, DNR ...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa DNR or IA DNR) is a department/agency of the U.S. state of Iowa formed in 1986, charged with maintaining state parks and forests, protecting the environment of Iowa, and managing energy, fish, wildlife, land resources, and water resources of Iowa.
Turkey River is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. [1] The community of Turkey River borders the Mississippi River , and the Turkey River . [ 2 ] Turkey River also is situated on Iowa's border with Wisconsin .
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Big Creek Lake is a lake situated in the Big Creek State Park in Polk County, Iowa. The lake is situated two miles to the north of Polk City, spreads across 814 acres (329 ha), and its mean depth is 17.3 feet (5.3 m) (maximum 51 feet (16 m) deep). The lake's purpose was to protect Polk City from floods. It was a part of the Saylorville project ...
Pages in category "Lakes of Iowa" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Anderson Goose Lake; B.
The park is composed of Green Valley Lake and land around it, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the town of Creston. [2] Green Valley Lake is an artificial lake, one of a number of such lakes in southwest Iowa created after a special legislation appropriation in 1947. [3] The park was dedicated on September 20, 1953.