Tete Des Morts Creek

Tete Des Morts Creek
Tete De Morts
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Location
StateIowa
CountyDubuque County, Jackson County
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
42°22′59″N 90°29′22″W / 42.38309°N 90.48951°W / 42.38309; -90.48951
Length15 miles

The Tete Des Morts Creek is a stream that flows for 16 miles (26 km) between Dubuque County and Jackson County in Iowa. The only town in the drainage basin is St. Donatus.[1]

The name Tete Des Morts translates from French as "Head of Death."[2]

Julien Dubuque used the area around to get access to the land from the Spanish Empire.[3] His lease from the Sauk and Meskwaki used the Tete Des Morts as a boundary.[4] In modern times, 98% of the watershed was dedicated to agriculture.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Turner, Michelle. Tete Des Morts Creek Watershed Management Plan (PDF). Iowa DNR. p. 2.
  2. ^ "An Indian Legend". Bellevue Herald Leader. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  3. ^ "TETES DE MORTS - Encyclopedia Dubuque". www.encyclopediadubuque.org. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  4. ^ Leonard, A. G. (1894). Lead and Zinc Deposits of Iowa. Jefferson City. p. 7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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