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2015 Map of Dubuque North

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Dubuque North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Mississippi River defines this tri-state border region, where the steep bluffs of the Driftless Area meet the industrial and academic heart of Dubuque. The map showcases a landscape of deep coulees and hollows, including Long Hollow and Couler Valley, which drop toward the river bottoms. Significant educational institutions such as Loras Coll, Clarke Coll, and Emmaus Bible Coll are situated within the city's expanding footprint.

Industry and transport are centered on the riverfront, notably marked by the John Deere Dubuque Works near Peru Bottoms and the rail lines of the Chicago Great Western RR. Across the water, the river forms a complex network of islands and channels like Pool 11 and Stumpf Island, leading toward East Dubuque. Numerous hilltop cemeteries, including Mount Calvary Cem and Linwood Cem, provide vantage points over the river valley's transition from urban center to rural Sageville.