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Sans Souci Island
Sans Souci Island is an island in the Cedar River (Iowa River), Cedar River in the city of Waterloo, Iowa. The island has a population of between 40 and 50 residents and is in size, with most of the land area being woodland.http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080611/NEWS/314652543/-1/FLOOD The island was severely affected by the Iowa flood of 2008. By June 10, 2008, the island's entire population was forced to evacuate following the breach of a sandbag dike. See also *Waterloo, Iowa *Iowa flood of 2008 *Cedar River (Iowa River), Cedar River References Waterloo, Iowa 2008 floods in the United States Natural disasters in Iowa Landforms of Black Hawk County, Iowa River islands of Iowa {{BlackHawkCountyIA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedar River (Iowa River)
The Cedar River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 river in Minnesota and Iowa. It is a tributary of the Iowa River, which flows to the Mississippi River. The Cedar River takes its name from the red cedar (''Juniperus virginiana'') trees growing there, and was originally called the Red Cedar River by the Meskwaki. The first Mississippi steamboat reached Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1844, and during the next decade, the Red Cedar (as it was still called) was an important commercial waterway. The surrounding region is known officially as the Cedar River Valley, though it is more commonly referred to simply as the Cedar Valley. The stream is young geologically, and only in places where the glacial material has been removed is the underlying bedrock exposed. Geography The headwaters of the Cedar River are located in Dodge County, Minnesota, consisting of a west fork and middle fork approximately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
