Pine Creek (Canoe Creek)
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Pine Creek is a tributary to Canoe Creek
in the Upper Iowa River
watershed in northeast Iowa
; see Pine Creek (Upper Iowa River)
for the larger nearby stream of the same name.
It runs through Pleasant Township in Winneshiek County
. It drains an entirely rural area, with some cleared farmland, but is also forested. The watershed covers 7205 acres (29.2 km²).
Much of it is contained in the South Pine Creek Wildlife Management Area, maintained by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. South Pine Creek is one of its tributaries and is noted for its natively-reproducing trout.
The Wildlife Management Area is accessed from County Road W60 (Balsam Road), which has a bridge across the creek. There is a privately owned and operated campground and set of cabins nearby.
Canoe Creek (Upper Iowa River)
Canoe Creek is a tributary of the Upper Iowa River. It rises in Burr Oak Township in Winneshiek County, Iowa. North Canoe Creek rises in Hesper Township, meeting the main stream in Canoe Township...
in 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...
watershed in northeast 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...
; see Pine Creek (Upper Iowa River)
Pine Creek (Upper Iowa River)
Pine Creek is a tributary to the Upper Iowa River in northeastern Iowa; see Pine Creek for the smaller nearby stream of the same name. It rises in southern Fillmore County, Minnesota, between Harmony and Canton, crossing into Winneshiek County, Iowa, in Burr Oak Township in a southwest to...
for the larger nearby stream of the same name.
It runs through Pleasant 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:...
. It drains an entirely rural area, with some cleared farmland, but is also forested. The watershed covers 7205 acres (29.2 km²).
Much of it is contained in the South Pine Creek Wildlife Management Area, maintained by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. South Pine Creek is one of its tributaries and is noted for its natively-reproducing trout.
The Wildlife Management Area is accessed from County Road W60 (Balsam Road), which has a bridge across the creek. There is a privately owned and operated campground and set of cabins nearby.