Cedar Creek, located in southeast Iowa, USA, is a tributary of the Skunk River. Via the Skunk River it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. Cedar Creek rises in rural Mahaska County approximately one mile west of the unincorporated community of Cedar. It passes through Wapello, Jefferson, Van Buren, and Henry counties, passing by Fairfield before joining the Skunk River near the intersection of U.S. Route 34 and Clayton Avenue, about a half mile south of Rome.
Cedar Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Approximately five miles southeast of Oskaloosa, Iowa[1] |
• coordinates | 41°14′00″N 92°33′47″W / 41.23333°N 92.56306°W[2] |
• elevation | Approximately 815 feet [1] |
Mouth | Skunk River |
• coordinates | 40°52′26″N 91°43′11″W / 40.87389°N 91.71972°W[2] |
• elevation | 570 feet |
Basin features | |
River system | Skunk River |
Tributaries
edit- (left) Wolf Creek[3]
- (left) Berry Branch[4]
- (right) Little Cedar Creek[5]
- (left) Mud Creek[6]
- (right) Rock Creek[7]
- (right) Summer Creek[8]
- (left) Rock Creek[9]
- (left) Jones Branch[10]
- (left) Troy Creek[11]
- (left) Crow Creek[12]
- (left) Mitchell Creek[13]
- (left) Church Creek[14]
- (right) Grubb Run[15]
- (left) Hupp Creek[16]
- (right) Bonell Creek[17]
- (right) Rock Creek[18]
- (left) Competine Creek[19]
- (right) Honey Creek[22]
- (right) Buckeye Creek[23]
- (right) Jordan Creek[24]
- (left) Wolf Creek[25]
- (right) Little Cedar Creek[26]
- (left) Spring Creek[27]
- (left) Spring Branch[28]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Kirkville, IA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wolf Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Berry Branch
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Cedar Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mud Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Summer Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jones Branch
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Troy Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crow Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mitchell Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Church Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grubb Run
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hupp Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bonell Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Competine Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coon Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Competine Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckeye Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jordan Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wolf Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Cedar Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring Branch