Pine Creek is a tributary to
Canoe Creek in the
Upper Iowa River
The Upper Iowa River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 tributary of the Mississippi River in the upper Midwest of the United States.
Its headwaters rise ...
watershed in northeast
Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...
; see
Pine Creek (Upper Iowa River tributary) 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 .
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.
See also
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List of rivers of Iowa
Sources
Statistics on Upper Iowa River (*.pdf)
Tributaries of the Upper Iowa River
Rivers of Iowa
Rivers of Winneshiek County, Iowa
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