Mosquito Creek
Mosquito Creek, about 60 mi. 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. downstream of Council Bluffs.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Manawa.
Lake Manawa
Reservoir
Lake Manawa is a lake located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in the United States. It was formed from a Missouri River flood in 1881. It is the closest lake to Omaha, Nebraska and surrounding metro area which allows motor boating, water skiing, and wakeboarding. Lake Manawa is situated 2 miles north of Mosquito Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bellevue and Avery.
Bellevue
Photo: Code36, Public domain.
Bellevue, is a small town in Sarpy County, Nebraska, just south of Omaha and west of the Missouri River. It is the oldest town in Nebraska and the oldest town west of the Missouri River.
Avery
Suburb
Avery is an Unincorporated community in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. Avery is situated 4½ miles west of Mosquito Creek.
Council Bluffs
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Council Bluffs is a city in Southwest Iowa, just across the Missouri River from Omaha. It is known for its casinos and ties to the transcontinental railroad. It is sometimes called "Iowa's Leading Edge."…
Mosquito Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Missouri River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Pottawattamie, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Kurdish—“Mosquito Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Mosquito Creek”
- Cebuano: “Mosquito Creek (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Iowa, Pottawattamie County)”
- Cebuano: “Mosquito Creek”
- French: “Mosquito Creek”
- Hebrew: “ערוץ מוסקיטו”
- Kurdish: “Mosquito Creek”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gilmore Junction and Dumfries.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Longs Landing County Park and Saint Marys Cemetery.
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