The Tete Des Morts Creek is a stream that flows for 16 miles (26 km) between Dubuque County and Jackson County in Iowa.

[1] The name Tete Des Morts translates from French as "Head of Death.

"[2] Julien Dubuque used the area around to get access to the land from the Spanish Empire.

[3] His lease from the Sauk and Meskwaki used the Tete Des Morts as a boundary.

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