Bussey Lake

42°48′31″N 91°06′10″W / 42.8087°N 91.1028°W / 42.8087; -91.1028Primary outflowsUpper Mississippi RiverBasin countriesUnited StatesSurface area213 acres (86 ha)Surface elevation614 ft (187 m) [1]

Bussey Lake is a backwater lake on the Iowa side of the Upper Mississippi River located about 2 miles (3.2 km) above Lock and Dam No. 10, at Guttenberg, Iowa. The lake is joined by many rivers and creeks such as Buck Creek.

Measuring 213 acres (0.86 km2), it is part of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.

Sources

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bussey Lake
  • Army Corps of Engineers, Bussey Lake Habitat Project, Guttenberg, Iowa