The Wapsipinicon River (locally known as the Wapsi) is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 225 mi (362 km) long, in northeastern Iowa in the United States. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It drains a rural farming region of rolling hills and bluffs north of Waterloo and Cedar Rapids. Waterloo is the County seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. Cedar Rapids (ˌciːdɪrˈræpɨds is the second largest City in the U The initial vowel is that in "pop".
It rises in Mower County, Minnesota and enters Iowa in northern Mitchell County. Mower County (named for John Edward Mower) is a County located in the Mitchell County is a County located in the US state of Iowa. It is named in honor of John Mitchel, Irish patriot It flows generally southeast across rural Chickasaw, Bremer, and Buchanan counties, past Independence and Anamosa. Chickasaw County is a County located in the US state of Iowa. Bremer County is a County located in the US state of Iowa. It was named for Frederika Bremer, a Swedish traveler poet and author and it Buchanan County is a County located in the US state of Iowa. It was created in 1837 and was named in honor of Senator James Buchanan, who Independence is a city in and the County seat of Buchanan County, Iowa, United States. Anamosa is a city in Jones County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5494 at the 2000 census. Along its lower 25 mi (40 km) it turns east, forming the boundary between Clinton and Scott counties. Clinton County is a County located in the US state of Iowa. As of 2000 the population was 50149 Scott County is a County located in the US state of Iowa. As of 2000 the population was 158668 2006 estimate is 162621 It joins the Mississippi from the west approximately 10 mi (16 km) southwest of Clinton. Clinton is a city in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 27772 at the 2000 census and the 2006 estimate was 27042
It defines the western boundary of the Driftless Area. The Driftless Area or Paleozoic Plateau is a region in the American Midwest noted mainly for its deeply carved river valleys While the Wapsi has a soft, recent catchment, the Driftless, to the east and north, tumbles down to the Mississippi in rugged canyons.
The name of the river in the Ojibwe language is Waabizipinikaan-ziibi ("river abundant in swan-potatoes"), on account of the large quantity of arrowheads or wild artichokes, known as "swan-potatoes" (waabizipiniin, singular waabizipin), once found near its banks. The Ojibwa or Chippewa (also Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippeway) is the largest group of Native Americans - First Nations Sagittaria or "arrowhead" is a genus of about 20 species of Aquatic plants whose members go by a variety of common names including arrowhead The Globe Artichoke ( Cynara cardunculus) Globe Artichokes are known to have been cultivated at Naples around the middle of the 9th century and [1] Severe flooding on the river in 1993, as part of the larger floods in region, caused widespread damage to the surrounding cropland. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)
Wapsipinicon State Park is located along its southern bank at Anamosa. Anamosa is a city in Jones County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5494 at the 2000 census.
Its name is the inspiration behind the webcomic Wapsi Square; in one strip, a character is seen attending a "Wapsipinicon DMV" office. Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are Comics Published on a Website, often exclusively providing easy access to an Wapsi Square is a Webcomic by Paul "Pablo" Taylor about the eccentric lives and relationships of a group of neighbors from the fictional square of
The novel The Cobweb by Stephen Bury (a pseudonym for author Neal Stephenson writing with his uncle George Jewsbury) is set in the fictional Iowa twin towns of Wapsipinicon-Nishnabotna. Stephen Bury is a Pseudonym for SF writer Neal Stephenson and his uncle J Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer known primarily for his Science fiction works in the Postcyberpunk genre George F Jewsbury is an academic who has collaborated on several best-selling Textbooks in the Civilization Past & Present series
The Wapsipinicon is known for excellent fishing for catfish, although it also contains northern pike, carp, sunfish, and walleye (in some areas).
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- Wapsipinicon State Park
- University of Iowa: Wapsipinicon River
- History of Buchanan County, Iowa: Wapsipinicon River
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