Canoe Creek is a 33.2 miles (53.4 km) tributary of the Upper Iowa River

Upper Iowa River

The Upper Iowa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the upper Midwest of the United States.Its headwaters are in southeastern Minnesota, in Mower County near the border with Iowa. It then flows through the Iowa counties of Howard, Winneshiek, and Allamakee, and finally into the Upper...

. It rises in Burr Oak Township in Winneshiek County

Winneshiek County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 21,056 in the county, with a population density of . There were 8,721 housing units, of which 7,997 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, Iowa

Iowa

Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

. North Canoe Creek rises in Hesper Township, meeting the main stream in Canoe Township. Canoe Creek continues through Pleasant Township to enter the Upper Iowa just into Allamakee County

Allamakee County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 14,330 in the county, with a population density of . There were 7,617 housing units, of which 5,845 were occupied.-2000 census:...

in Hanover Township, in the state-maintained Canoe Creek Wildlife Management Area.

Sources

• Iowa Department of Natural Resources(retrieved 2 April 2007)
• Iowa Natural Heritage (retrieved 2 April 2007)
• Environmental Protection Agency (retrieved 2 April 2007)
• Burr Oak Township (retrieved 2 April 2007)
• Hesper Township (retrieved 2 April 2007)
• Canoe Township (retrieved 2 April 2007)
• Hanover Township (retrieved 2 April 2007)
• Pleasant Township (retrieved 2 April 2007