Everything about The Maquoketa River totally explained
The
Maquoketa River is a tributary of the
Mississippi River, approximately 140 miles (about 211 km) long, in northeastern
Iowa in the
United States. Its watershed covers within a rural region of rolling hills and
farmland southwest of
Dubuque. It isn't to be confused with the
Little Maquoketa River, another distinct direct tributary of the
Upper Mississippi River meeting the Big River north of Dubuque. The river and its tributaries mark the border of the
Driftless Area of Iowa, with the areas east of it not having been covered by ice during the last
ice age.
Course
The Maquoketa rises in southeastern
Fayette County just southwest of
Arlington in Fairfield Township, and approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of
Oelwein. It flows briefly northeastward, then generally southeastward through
Clayton,
Delaware,
Jones and
Jackson Counties, through
Backbone State Park and the towns of
Dundee,
Manchester and
Monticello.
At
Maquoketa, it receives the
North Fork Maquoketa River from the north; the North Fork rises in northern
Dubuque County and flows generally southward past
Dyersville and
Cascade. The Maquoketa then flows generally eastward in a
meandering course as it approaches the Mississippi. It enters
Pool 13 of the Mississippi from the southwest in eastern Jackson County a few miles upstream from
Sabula approximately 30 mi (48 km) southeast of Dubuque.
The river is considered one of the best smallmouth
bass and
trout fisheries in Iowa.
There are three small dams on the river, one downriver from Manchester, forming the
Lake Delhi (The
USGS terms it, Hartwick Lake) in Delaware County, one at Backbone Lake in
Backbone State Park and Lakehurst dam at Maquoketa.
Maquoketa Caves State Park, a few miles upstream from
Maquoketa protects a segment of the Driftless Area's
karst topography, characterized by
caves,
ice caves and
sinkholes.
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