| Little Maquoketa River | |
|---|---|
 The Little Maquoketa River from a bridge near Durango. | |
 Little Maquoketa River | |
| Location | |
| Country | US |
| State | Iowa |
| District | Dubuque County, Iowa |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 42°29′46″N 90°59′49″W / 42.496°N 90.997°W |
| Mouth | Mississippi River |
• coordinates | 42°34′37″N 90°40′52″W / 42.577°N 90.681°W |
• elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Maquoketa River | |
The Little Maquoketa River is a 29.6-mile-long (47.6 km)[1] direct tributary of the upper Mississippi River. The Little Maquoketa River is largely confined to Dubuque County, Iowa, and enters the Mississippi in the rural areas north of Dubuque.
It may have previously flowed through the Couler Valley.[2]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 13, 2011
- ^ Witzke, Brian; Bettis, Arthur; Anderson, Raymond; Heathcote, Richard (1997-04-27). Geology in the Dubuque Area (PDF) (Guidebook 63 ed.). Iowa City, Iowa: Iowa Department of Natural Resources. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-12-26.