Ioway Creek (Ames, Iowa)
Ioway Creek is a 41.5-mile-long (66.8 km)[1] tributary of the South Skunk River in central Iowa in the United States. It flows into the South Skunk in the southern part the city of Ames near 42°00′40″N 93°35′46″W / 42.011°N 93.596°W.
Originally named Squaw Creek, it was officially renamed by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names on February 11th 2021. [2]
See also[]
- List of Iowa rivers
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 13, 2011
- ^ Gehr, Danielle. "'I am just amazed': After years of lobbying, U.S. board agrees to change the name of a central Iowa creek". The Ames Tribune. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
Categories:
- Rivers of Iowa
- Bodies of water of Story County, Iowa
- Iowa river stubs