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Duck Creek (Quad Cities)
Duck Creek is a minor tributary of the Mississippi River in the United States. The creek runs through Scott County, Iowa, and the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf.
==Course==
Duck Creek begins in the rural areas north of Blue Grass and it empties into the Mississippi River between Bettendorf and Riverdale. At long it is the largest creek in the Quad Cities and is mainly used for storm water runoff. Duck Creek's watershed covers a total of .〔 Of the total, , or 61%, are in Davenport; , or 31%, are in unincorporated Scott County and , or 8%, are in Bettendorf.〔 The creek's water has elevated levels of E. coli bacteria, nitrates and chloride. Duck Creek has many tributaries; among them are Silver Creek, Goose Creek, Pheasant Creek, Stafford Creek, Candlelight Creek, Robin Creek, Cardinal Creek and several unnamed streams.〔 Duck Creek Parkway has miles of bike trail that follows the creek through Davenport and Bettendorf. It starts at Veterans' Memorial Park in Bettendorf and ends at Emeis Park and Golf Course in Davenport. Duck Creek shares its name with a park and golf course on Davenport's border with Bettendorf called Duck Creek Park and Golf Course. Other parks along the creek and bike path include Middle, Eastern, Garfield, Junge, Marquette and Northwest. The Duck Creek watershed flows through of private land and of public land.〔
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