Lake Peosta Channel

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42°31′05″N90°39′04″W / 42.518°N 90.651°W / 42.518; -90.651

Lake Peosta Channel
Lake Peosta, Peosta Channel
Peosta Channel of the Mississippi River - panoramio.jpg
Lake Peosta Channel visible at the bottom of the image
Location Dubuque, Iowa
Type River channel
Part of Mississippi River
Basin  countries United States

Lake Peosta Channel, or simply Lake Peosta or Peosta Channel, is a branch of the Mississippi River in Dubuque, Iowa. It separates Chaplain Schmitt Island from the mainland. [1] Flooding events have built up a ridge of sediment near the mouth of the channel as a result of silting. [2] Lake Peosta Channel was where modern Kerper Boulevard is in 1875. [3]

US 151/61 crosses the channel. [4]

In the 1950s, a boat harbor was dredged out from Lake Peosta Channel. [5]

See also

References

  1. Gray, Chris (December 6, 2024). "City of Dubuque works with marinas while attempting to keep Peosta Channel clear". Telegraph Herald . Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  2. Kruse, John (December 1, 2023). "Dubuque to dredge 'challenging' waterway". Telegraph Herald . Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  3. Good, Stephan (August 29, 1976). "Many development options for vacated landfill". Telegraph Herald . p. 52 via NewspaperArchive.
  4. "OK Funding for Bridge at Dubuque". Cedar Rapids Gazette . Washington. May 30, 1987. p. 12. Retrieved September 6, 2019 via Newspaperarchive.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. "Now Being Dredged... Boat Harbor, Park Are Added Features". Telegraph Herald . March 31, 1956. p. 19. Retrieved August 3, 2025.