Mud Lake (Iowa)
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Clay County
Mud Lake is a lake on the ClayClay County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 16,667 in the county, with a population density of . There were 8,062 housing units, of which 7,282 were occupied.-2000 census:...
-Palo Alto County line. 43°11′21"N 94°54′54"W
Mud Lake is a lake in southeastern corner of Clay County
Clay County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 16,667 in the county, with a population density of . There were 8,062 housing units, of which 7,282 were occupied.-2000 census:...
. 42°55′52"N 94°55′54"W
- Mud Lake State Wildlife Management Area is on this site.
Dubuque County
Mud Lake is a bay along the Mississippi RiverMississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
in Peru Township of Dubuque County
Dubuque County, Iowa
Dubuque County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 93,653 in the 2010 census, an increase from 89,143 in the 2000 census. The county seat is the city of Dubuque. Dubuque County is coterminous with the Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the seventh...
. 42°36′46"N 90°42′09"W
- It was a lake until Lock and Dam No. 11Lock and Dam No. 11General Zebulon Pike Lock and Dam No. 11 is a lock and dam located between Dubuque, Iowa and rural Grant County, Wisconsin, on the Upper Mississippi River. It was opened to navigation 14 September 1937. The movable portion of the dam is long and consists of 13 tainter gates and three roller gates...
flooded the banks of the river. This former lake is part of the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge.
Linn County
Mud Lake is a lake in Monroe Township of Linn CountyLinn County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 211,226 in the county, with a population density of . There were 92,251 housing units, of which 86,134 were occupied.-2000 census:...
.42°03′57"N 91°46′26"W
- It is an Oxbow lakeOxbow lakeAn oxbow lake is a U-shaped body of water formed when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off to create a lake. This landform is called an oxbow lake for the distinctive curved shape, named after part of a yoke for oxen. In Australia, an oxbow lake is called a billabong, derived...
of the Cedar River. The lake is within the Chain Lakes Game Management Area.