Cota Creek

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Cota Creek
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Cota Creek vicinity
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
DistrictAllamakee County
CityHarper's Ferry
Physical characteristics
Source 
 - locationIA, US
 - coordinates 43°15′32″N91°13′19″W / 43.259°N 91.222°W / 43.259; -91.222
Mouth  
 - location
IA, US
 - coordinates
43°11′31″N91°09′29″W / 43.192°N 91.158°W / 43.192; -91.158 Coordinates: 43°11′31″N91°09′29″W / 43.192°N 91.158°W / 43.192; -91.158
Discharge 
 - locationMississippi River

Cota Creek is a very minor tributary of the Upper Mississippi River. It is confined mainly to Taylor Township in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. It joins the river at Harpers Ferry, downstream from Lock and Dam No. 9.

Upper Mississippi River portion of the Mississippi River upstream of Cairo, Illinois

The Upper Mississippi River is the portion of the Mississippi River upstream of Cairo, Illinois, United States. From the headwaters at Lake Itasca, Minnesota, the river flows approximately 2000 kilometers (1250 mi) to Cairo, where it is joined by the Ohio River to form the Lower Mississippi River.

Allamakee County, Iowa County in the United States

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.

Iowa State of the United States of America

Iowa is a state in the Midwestern United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states; Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest and Minnesota to the north.

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