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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 .
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.All Iowa rivers are part of the Mississippi River Watershed, which in Iowa consists of the Upper Mississippi River Drainage Basin and the Missouri River Drainage Basin.
Dyersville is a city in eastern Delaware County and western Dubuque County in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is part of the Dubuque, Iowa , Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 4,477 at the time of the 2020 census , up from 4,035 in 2000.
The Big Sioux River is a tributary of the Missouri River in eastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. [2] It flows generally southwardly for 419 mi (674 km), [ 3 ] and its watershed is 9,006 sq mi (23,330 km 2 ). [ 1 ]
Heritage Trail is a 26-mile (42 km) long, multiuse rail trail connecting Dubuque and Dyersville, Iowa. [1] [2]It is maintained by the Dubuque County Conservation Board, and was converted from a segment of the former Chicago Great Western railroad line between Chicago and Oelwein, Iowa.
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.
The Rock River starts in Pipestone County, Minnesota, approximately 13 miles (21 km) northeast of the town of Pipestone, and flows initially southwardly through Rock County, Minnesota, and Lyon County, Iowa, where it turns southwestward into Sioux County, Iowa. It flows into the Big Sioux River in Sioux County, 6 miles (10 km) north of Hawarden.
1945 - The Ertl Company is founded by Fred Ertl Sr., in Dubuque, Iowa; 1959 - The company moves to larger facilities in Dyersville, Iowa; 1967 - Ertl is acquired by Victor Comptometer Corporation; 1971 - Ertl acquires Carter Tru-Scale; 1973 - Ertl begins manufacturing plastic model kits; 1974 - Ertl acquires Structo Stamped Steel