Rock Creek (Wapsipinicon River tributary)

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Rock Creek is a river in U.S. state of Iowa. [1] It is a tributary of the Wapsipinicon River.

Rock Creek takes its name from the ancient rock it contains. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Creek (Wapsipinicon River tributary)
  2. Aurner, Clarence Ray (1910). A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke. pp.  33.

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