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Turkey River (Iowa)

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Roberts Creek

Length
  
246 km

Mouth
  
Mississippi River

- elevation
  
610 ft (186 m)

Source
  
Cresco

Country
  
United States of America

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Volga River, Little Turkey River

The Turkey River is a 153-mile-long (246 km) 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.

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Map of Turkey River, Iowa, USA

Flowing from northwest to southeast, it flows through or near the cities of Spillville, Fort Atkinson, Eldorado (where it joins with the Little Turkey River), Clermont, Elgin, Elkader, Elkport, Garber, and Millville, before entering the Mississippi south of Guttenberg and across from Cassville, Wisconsin.

The watershed covers 1,083,200 acres (4,384 km2).

Recreational and wildlife areasEdit

  • Cardinal Marsh Wildlife Management Area is a few miles southeast of Cresco.
  • The mouth of the river is part of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.

    • References

    Turkey River (Iowa) Wikipedia
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