Bussey Lake
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Bussey Lake is a backwater lake on the Iowa side of the Upper Mississippi River
located about 2 miles (3.2 km) above Lock and Dam No. 10
, at Guttenberg, Iowa
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Measuring 213 acre (0.86198118 km²), it is part of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
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Upper Mississippi River
The Upper Mississippi River is the portion of the Mississippi River upstream of Cairo, Illinois, United States. From the headwaters at Lake Itasca, Minnesota, the river flows approximately 2000 kilometers to Cairo, where it is joined by the Ohio River to form the Lower Mississippi...
located about 2 miles (3.2 km) above Lock and Dam No. 10
Lock and Dam No. 10
Lock and Dam No. 10 is a lock and dam located in Guttenberg, Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 615.0. It was constructed and placed in operation November 1937. The site underwent major rehabilitation 1989—2006. The dam consists of a concrete dam long with four roller gates and...
, at Guttenberg, Iowa
Guttenberg, Iowa
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,987 people, 837 households, and 534 families residing in the city. The population density was 962.3 people per square mile . There were 935 housing units at an average density of 452.8 per square mile...
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Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is a . 261 river mile long National Wildlife Refuge located in and along the Upper Mississippi River. It runs from Wabasha, Minnesota in the north to Rock Island, Illinois in the south....
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