Clear Creek (Iowa River tributary)

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Clear Creek is a stream in Johnson and Iowa counties, Iowa, in the United States. [1] It is a tributary of Iowa River.

The name of Clear Creek originally referred to the clarity of its waters, which have since become muddied with the advent of intensive agriculture in the area. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clear Creek
  2. History of Johnson County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, and Its Townships, Cities and Villages from 1836 to 1882. 1883. p. 534.

Coordinates: 41°40′12″N91°33′47″W / 41.670016°N 91.562947°W / 41.670016; -91.562947