Hydrographic Features
The following is a listing of some water related landmarks that were or are in Polk County Iowa.
Rivers
Des Moines River (a.k.a. Keosauqua River)
Raccoon River (a.k.a. Mococe Creek)
Skunk River (a.k.a. Gaston's River))
North River (a.k.a. Upper Three River, Eagle Creek)
Creeks
Four Mile Creek
Nourse's Creek
Dailey's Run
Bird's Run
Frink Creek
Lizard Creek
Closses Creek
Rocklyn Creek
Willow Creek
Fraley's Ditch
Big Creek
Spring Creek
Walnut Creek
Spring Creek (a.k.a."The Brook"), in Chatauqua Park
Yeader Creek
Little Four Mile Creek
Blue Creek
Jordan Creek
Fox Creek
Little Walnut Creek
Beaver Creek (a.k.a. Molocco River)
East Four Mile Creek
Mud Creek
Saylor Creek
Indian Creek
Camp Creek
Elm Creek
Little Beaver Creek
Swan Brook Creek
Little Creek
Mosquito Creek
White Oak Creek
Byer's Run
Rock Creek
Otter Creek
Deer Creek
Crawford Creek
Honey Creek
Brown's Run
Ash Creek
Living History Creek
Muchikinock Creek
Walfrey Creek
Wolf Creek
Lakes
Olin Lake (a.k.a. Lake Halice)
Easter Lake
Saylorville Lake
Pleasant Lake (later called Towner Lake)
Big Creek Lake
Country Club Lake
Canary Lake
Horseshoe Lake (pioneer location)
Horshoe Lake (present day location)
Plum Lake
Mann's Lake (a.k.a. Echo Lake & Willow Lake, Zoo Lake, and Riverview Park
Lagoon)
Lake Tac Hussey
Elizabeth Lake
Greenwood Park Lagoon
Dailey's Lake
Engeldenger Marsh
Maffit Reservoir
Gray's Lake
Avon Lake (a.k.a. Clearwater Lake)
Dean's Lake
Brook's Lake
Horrabin Quarry
Swan Lake
Cases Lake
Fisher Lake
Sunset Beach
Terra Lake
Parkview Lake
Mink Slough
Round Lake
Ham's Lake (or Hamm's Lake)
San-Tan Beach
Arrowhead Lake (Wabash Gravel Pit)
Buxton's Pond
Elmer Clark's pond
White's Lake
Sherman Lake
Witmer Park Lake
Rieman's Pond
Garrett Pond
Lake Ann
Stiver's Lake
Lost Lake
Country Club Lake
Sylvan Lake (now Spring Creek)
Brenton Slough
Islands
Boatman's Island
King Jethrow's Island
9 Acre Island
Lover's Island
Newcomer's Island
