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Catfish Creek is a 21.2-mile-long (34.1 km) [1] tributary of the upper Mississippi River in Dubuque County, Iowa. The governments within the watershed have a say in the managing body of the creek, the Catfish Creek Watershed Management Authority. The authority's goal is to promote education on managing the system and fixing issues like the ...
The community of Des Allemands is located southeast of the lake on Bayou des Allemands. In 1975, Governor Edwin Edwards declared Des Allemands the "Catfish Capital of the World" and the Louisiana State Legislature named it the "Catfish Capital of the Universe". [6] Each July, Des Allemands hosts the Louisiana Catfish Festival. [7]
Julien Dubuque entered an agreement with the Meskwaki in 1788 to mine lead. He is believed to be the first European to settle on what is now Iowa. [5] The Governor of New Spain gave Dubuque a grant to work Spanish-owned land, naming the 1,380-acre (560 ha) area The Mines of Spain. Dubuque developed a trading post near the Meskawki village ...
The City of Wisner is hosting their second annual South Franklin Catfish Festival on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in downtown Wisner.
An annual Catfish Festival is held in Des Allemands, it involves live music, carnival attractions, and catfish related recipes. [5] The festival was started by local reverend William McCallion as a fundraiser for his church. [6] The festival celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2020, however, in this year, the festival had to be rescheduled due ...
There are four small dams on the river: Delhi Dam (the USGS terms it, Hartwick Dam) impounds 400-acre (1.6 km 2) Lake Delhi downriver from Manchester in Delaware County. [7] [8] On Saturday July 24, 2010, the dam at Lake Delhi failed due to heavy rains and the rapid rise of the Maquoketa River. [9]
Nov. 15—U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke on Tuesday introduced legislation in Congress aimed at ensuring Flathead Lake avoids another year of abnormally low water levels. The Fill the Lake Act would require ...
O'Leary Lake An image of the Mississippi River with O'Leary Lake in the upper right of the image. Part of Mississippi River Basin countries United States Surface area 7 acres (2.8 ha) Max. depth 14 feet (4.3 m) O'Leary Lake is a lake near the Mississippi River in Grant County, Wisconsin. It is a popular fishing spot for the Dubuque Metropolitan Area. The lake contains panfish, largemouth bass ...