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The Wapsipinicon River (locally known as the Wapsi) is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately long,〔U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. (The National Map ), accessed May 13, 2011〕 in northeastern Iowa in the United States. It drains a rural farming region of rolling hills and bluffs north of Waterloo and Cedar Rapids. The initial syllable rhymes with "pop". It rises in Mower County, Minnesota and enters Iowa in northern Mitchell County. It flows generally southeast across rural Chickasaw, Bremer, and Buchanan counties, past Independence and Anamosa. Along its lower it turns east, forming the boundary between Clinton and Scott counties. It joins the Mississippi from the west approximately southwest of Clinton. It defines the western boundary of the Driftless Area. 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.〔(Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary )〕 Severe flooding on the river in 1993, as part of the larger floods in region, caused widespread damage to the surrounding cropland. The Wapsipinicon River runs alongside the Iowa cities and communities of McIntire, Riceville, Deerfield, Frederika, Tripoli, Littleton, Otterville, Independence, Quasqueton, Troy Mills, Paris, Central City, Waubeek, Stone City, Anamosa, Olin, Oxford Junction, Oxford Mills, Massillon, Toronto, Wheatland, McCausland, Folletts, and Shaffton before emptying into the Mississippi River. Cedar Rock State Park is located on the Wapsipinicon near Quasqueton. Wapsipinicon State Park is located along its southern bank at Anamosa. Many regional parks also border the river. The novel ''The Cobweb'' by Stephen Bury (a pseudonym for author Neal Stephenson writing with his uncle George Jewsbury under the pseudonym Frederick George) is set in the fictional Iowa twin towns of Wapsipinicon-Nishnabotna. The Wapsipinicon is known for excellent fishing for catfish, although it also contains abundant northern pike, carp, sunfish, and walleye (in some areas). Wapsipinicon River viewed from the Okoboji Grill, Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa Sunday, August 25, 2013 2.JPG|Wapsipinicon River in Independence, Iowa (Buchanan County) Wapsipinicon River viewed from the Okoboji Grill, Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa Sunday, August 25, 2013 3.JPG|Wapsipinicon River in Buchanan County, Iowa (Independence) ==See also== *List of Iowa rivers 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wapsipinicon River」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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