Mosquito Creek (Iowa) facts for kids
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This excerpt from the Lewis and Clark map of 1814 shows the rivers of southwest Iowa, southeast Nebraska, and northwest Missouri. "Musquito River" is seen at the upper left.
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| Country | US |
| State | Iowa |
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| Main source | 41°48′18″N 95°22′44″W / 41.805°N 95.379°W |
| River mouth | 41°10′34″N 95°50′25″W / 41.176°N 95.8402°W |
Mosquito Creek, about 60 mi. (97 km) long, is a tributary of the Missouri River in southwest Iowa in the United States. It rises near Earling, in Shelby County, and flows in a generally southwesterly direction, meeting the Missouri approximately 5 mi. (8 km) downstream of Council Bluffs.
Mosquito Creek was named by pioneer settlers (Mormons) for the great number of mosquitoes near this stream when they camped there.
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