Des Moines
, county (
429 sq mi/1,111 sq km; 1990 pop.
42,614), SE Iowa; Burlington; 40°55'N 91°10'W. Bounded E by
the Mississippi R. (forms Ill. state line here) and S by Skunk R.
Prairie agr. area (hogs, cattle; corn, soybeans); gypsum and limestone
quarries. Mfg. at Burlington and W. Burlington. Lock and Dam No. 18,
upstream from Burlington. Extensive flooding occurred in 1993,
along Mississippi and tributaries. Formed 1834.
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Burlington; 40°55'N 91°10'W. Bounded E by
the Mississippi R. (forms Ill. state line here) and S by Skunk R.
Prairie agr. area (hogs, cattle; corn, soybeans); gypsum and limestone
quarries. Mfg. at Burlington and W. Burlington. Lock and Dam No. 18,
upstream from Burlington. Extensive flooding occurred in 1993,
along Mississippi and tributaries. Formed 1834.
