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Mosquito Creek
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This excerpt from the Lewis and Clark map of 1814 shows the rivers of southwest Iowa, southeast Nebraska, and northwest Missouri. "Musquito River" is seen at the upper left.
Country US
State Iowa
Physical characteristics
Main source 41°48′18″N 95°22′44″W / 41.805°N 95.379°W / 41.805; -95.379
River mouth 41°10′34″N 95°50′25″W / 41.176°N 95.8402°W / 41.176; -95.8402

Mosquito Creek, about 60 mi. (97 km) 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. (8 km) downstream of Council Bluffs.

Mosquito Creek was named by pioneer settlers (Mormons) for the great number of mosquitoes near this stream when they camped there.

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