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Winneshiek County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,056. The county seat is Decorah.
Allamakee County is the northeastern-most county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,330. Its county seat is Waukon.
Waukon is a city in Makee Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, United States, and the county seat of Allamakee County. The population was 3,897 at the 2010 census. It is home to the annual Allamakee County Fair.
Calmar is a city in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 978 at the 2010 census. It is at the junction of U.S. Highway 52 and State highways 150 and 24. Both 150 and 24 terminate in Calmar.
Decorah is a city in and the county seat of Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 8,127 at the 2010 census. Decorah is located at the intersection of State Highway 9 and U.S. Route 52, and is the largest community in Winneshiek County.
Cold Water Spring State Preserve is a 60-acre (240,000 m2) parcel state preserve protecting a spring that issues from Cold Water Cave, an extensive cave system in Winneshiek County, Iowa and Fillmore County, Minnesota. The spring is a tributary of the Upper Iowa River.
Wexford Creek is a very minor tributary of the Upper Mississippi River, confined entirely to Lafayette Township in Allamakee County, Iowa. Its drainage area measures 11.9 square miles (31 km2). It enters the river into Lake Winneshiek opposite Lynxville, Wisconsin. The area is entirely rural, with some cleared farmland, but is mostly forested.
Bear Creek, also known as Bear Hollow Creek, is a 6.3-mile-long (10.1 km) tributary of the Yellow River of Iowa, originating in Jefferson Township, near Rossville in Allamakee County. It parallels Allamakee County Road X26. It enters the Yellow River near Volney, approximately where the state of Iowa maintains the Yellow River Valley Canoe and Heritage Trail in Allamakee County.
The Trout River is a 13.5-mile-long (21.7 km) tributary of the Upper Iowa River in northeastern Iowa. It rises in Frankville Township in Winneshiek County, south of Iowa Highway 9, and flows north to join the Upper Iowa River in Glenwood Township, east of Decorah. It is joined from the west by a major tributary, Trout Creek. The river and creek should not be confused with another Trout Creek which flow into the Upper Iowa River 5 miles (8 km) to the west at Decorah.
Post Township is one of eighteen townships in Allamakee County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 2,221.
Auburn Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 527.
Dover Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 465.
Eden Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 623.
Bluffton Township is a township in Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA.
Fremont Township is a township in Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA.
Hesper Township is a township in Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA.
Madison Township is a township in Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA.
Sumner Township is a township in Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA.
Jackson Township is a township in Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA.
Bloomfield Township is a township in Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA.
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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canoe Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa
- ↑ Alexander, W. E. (1882). History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa. Western Publishing Company. pp. 305.
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