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 42.011°N 93.596°W / 42.011; -93.596.

Originally named Squaw Creek, it was officially renamed by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names on February 11, 2021.[2]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 13, 2011
  2. 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.



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